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"Mr President, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice cannot function effectively unless our European actions are also extended to include our relations with third countries. It is, therefore, important to coordinate our strategy for freedom, security and justice with the European Union’s external policy. I should like to thank our two rapporteurs, Mr Klich and Mr Sakalas, for having managed to establish our priorities in this report.
In the area of migration, it is not enough for us just to strengthen our borders. We must create a genuine dialogue with third countries, based above all on protection of fundamental rights and democratisation. We wish, thus, to ensure that fundamental rights become an integral part of all European instruments, by including a ‘human rights’ clause in agreements concluded with third countries.
The fight against crime and international terrorism will only be effective if we cooperate closely with our allies. We must, however, remember that, for the European Union, the fight against terrorism must above all include strengthening human rights. We cannot use the same weapons as the terrorists. Let us oppose violence and barbarism with the rule of law and justice! We insist, therefore, that European institutions take care that the requirements of Member States within the context of the fight against terrorism do not in any way compromise respect for the fundamental rights of any person, even when they are suspected of the crime of terrorism, in accordance with the conclusions of our Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners.
Finally, I wish to come back to the issues of Swift and Passenger Name Records (PNR). Our American friends are important allies. Consequently, we must negotiate an overall policy for the exchange and protection of data that respects European legislation in this area."@en1
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