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"Thank you Commissioner, we need increased harmonisation within electronic communications and clearer and simpler legislation, and this harmonisation must contribute to a well-functioning internal market. The main objective is to increase competition, which will result in greater choice, lower prices and better quality for end customers. In order to succeed, many different interests need to be weighed up and a good balance found. The telecoms package must not, and is not intended to, be used for the purposes of criminal law or penal sanctions or to affect the Member States’ procedural law. Improved competition must be central. All citizens must be able to take their case to court – it must not be left to commercial forces. I hope, therefore, that my fellow Members will now support the compromise. The problem of privacy crops up in commercial legislation, data storage, criminal legislation and transparency legislation. The European Union has not yet found a common approach, with common principles that can be applied to all three areas, and an overall appraisal will be necessary to avoid conflicting legislation in the long term. It is still a challenge for the future to find a balance between the interests of the police, advocates of transparency, those who want to protect data and, of course, IT companies. The Commission should be able to contribute to this by setting up a common task force to find common principles and a balance between the different interests within this important area. Finally, I should like to congratulate Commissioner Reding and the rapporteurs on their good work."@en1
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