Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-11-Speech-3-030"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress in implementing the area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) in 20032
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040211.1.3-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-11-Speech-3-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Marjo Matikainen-kallström2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the fundamental objectives of the Union include the guarantee of an area of freedom, security and justice for its citizens. Unfortunately, we are still a long way from implementing this objective. The citizens of the Union must be able to move freely within the EU, and at the same time we have to step up the fight against crime. The biggest challenges are the prevention of crime, ensuring the security of the external borders and the full-scale implementation of Schengen. The Schengen Convention is an important step forward in the area of free movement. Special attention must be paid to securing the external borders just prior to enlargement. As soon as their membership begins, the new Member States will be able to participate in the first stage of the Schengen process, which will prepare them for full Schengen membership. During the first stage there will still be internal border checks on the frontiers between the new and the old Member States. They cannot be discontinued before controls on the Union’s new external borders reach the required standard. The updating of the Schengen information system will have to be expedited so that any possible technical defects in the Union’s information systems do not prevent the new Member States from moving on to stage two. There have to be increased levels of cooperation between the authorities in the EU Member States in the prevention of, and fight against, crime. Cooperation based on conventions is outdated and a slow process in today’s EU. Member States sign and ratify conventions at their own pace, if they do so at all. It can take several years for a convention to come into effect from the time it was negotiated. In the meantime shortcomings in levels of cooperation and the flow of information between authorities are an obstacle to solving and preventing crime effectively. The Union has to develop new legal instruments to meet today’s demands regarding cooperation between Member States more effectively. Cooperation between the police, customs and border control authorities has not made progress in the way hoped for. We now require initiatives and action from the Member States and the Commission to achieve better levels of coordination. The EU in its present form offers the potential for fuller cooperation. Together we can do more if there is the will among Member States to combat crime."@en1

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