Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-14-Speech-3-454-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-12-14"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20111214.29.3-454-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Kyriacos Triantaphyllides2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2012-02-28)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Progressive Party of Working People - Left - New Forces (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2011-09-12--2012-01-18)3 substitute; IMCO (2011-09-12--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the subject of this debate is very important, especially at a time when various initiatives are under way in the judicial cooperation sector in the European Union, in which the concept of mutual trust is applied at every opportunity for EU actions. The European Commission’s Green Paper published recently is fairly indicative of the fact that there is a huge gap between what is being said and the reality of the situation. It sets out numerous problems which we cannot ignore: the worrying differences in detention conditions in the Member States, especially in terms of the number of pre-trial detainees, occupancy levels, abuse of the measure of pre-trial detention and the practical application of the European arrest warrant. I should like to refer, in particular, to the measure of pre-trial detention. This is, in principle, an exceptional measure which should be applied as a last resort; nonetheless, the use of it in practice is now completely automatic and insufficient consideration is given to the alternative measures available. Furthermore, special attention needs to be paid to vulnerable categories, such as children and adolescents. As regards the European arrest warrant, its proper application cannot be at the expense of basic rights and freedoms. Guarantees are needed to ensure that the necessary means are available for defending suspects and for detention conditions. Even if, therefore, it is easy to turn a blind eye to these issues, we need to highlight and debate them, so that we can find solutions and call for specific measures to improve poor detention conditions, which respect detainees’ human rights and meet the high standards so frequently talked about. That is the only way to achieve a minimum degree of mutual trust; otherwise, these arrangements will be dead letter and will do more harm than good. The motion for a resolution that will be put to the vote in plenary tomorrow moves in this direction. We therefore call on the Commission and the Council to consider the above and to act on the words and the message of the European Parliament, by examining the impact of penal measures and provisions on detention conditions and making recommendations on these issues."@en1
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