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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:New PNR agreement SWIFT (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070131.20.3-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-31-Speech-3-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Michael Cashman2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, of course the reality of this is that on PNR, the Americans are setting a negotiation bar for conditions of entry into the US or into their airspace. That is the reality. They can set the bar as high as they like. We have citizens who wish to travel and businesses who want to work there. That is the reality. The reality on SWIFT is that we had an institution, not I believe the only institution, that was dealing with a conflict of jurisdictions, operating and holding data in the US and equally in the EU. It had subpoenas which it legally had to meet in the United States of America and that was where we had the conflict. SWIFT, I believe, has actually operated and negotiated an excellent memorandum of understanding. We can either come into politics to name, shame, moan and whinge, or to try and solve a problem. I came in for the latter. Therefore I believe, Commissioner Frattini, you are absolutely right. We need legal certainty for EU citizens, for EU businesses operating outside the EU and with offices outside the EU as well as within, and in which they hold data. We need a joint political commitment of Congress and this Parliament working across the transatlantic divide to fight the threat of terrorism which affects us all, and indeed we need to protect above all our fundamental rights and freedoms. Therefore I welcome the joint meeting of this House and US elected representatives so that we can reach an agreement. Finally, this will only be achieved by decisive action at Council level, not just at Commission level. I welcome the excellent suggestion of the previous speaker of bringing this up at the G7. Let us solve the problem; let us not moan about it."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-01-19--2007-06-19)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Michael Cashman (PSE ). –"1

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