Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-02-10-Speech-3-266"
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") I voted resolutely against the Alvarez report on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation, as I am sorry that the fight for citizens’ freedoms, which Parliament is supposed to spearhead, is changeable and inconsistent.
When the introduction of body scanners or the SWIFT agreement with the United States is on the agenda, the staunch defenders of individual freedoms make their voices heard, even if it means creating diplomatic tension.
But when the protection of banking data is at issue, the good suddenly turns into the evil.
Wholesale automatic exchange, which forms the basis of the Alvarez and Dominici reports, is the scanner that strips you at every turn; it is the SWIFT agreement on an even larger scale.
This inconsistency cannot even be justified in the name of efficiency.
The automatic exchange of all data on every non-resident in Europe will lead to an unmanageable flood of data. The precedent in the field of taxation of savings should set alarm bells ringing.
And to those friends of mine who are concerned about the excessive bureaucracy that this construct might entail, I say that the only solution is to oppose it on principle rather than be surprised at its disastrous consequences."@en1
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"Astrid Lulling (PPE ),"1
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