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"Mr President, I congratulate the Dutch Presidency on developing the area of freedom, security and justice. It is vital to ensure the general public’s security and fundamental rights, mutual trust and the primacy of law throughout the EU.
I congratulate the Council particularly on its decision to implement in full Article 67 of the Treaty, so that qualified majority voting and a process of codecision can be applied for a range of topics under Heading IV. This is a step forward not only in terms of efficiency, but also in terms of democratic legitimacy, as it reinforces Parliament’s key role in adopting standards on topics as sensitive as asylum and immigration policy and all policies involving the general public’s fundamental rights.
The five-year post-Tampere period has come to an end, with significant achievements in the area of freedom, security and justice. Not all of the objectives have been met, but progress has been made. The balance is clearly in the black, something to which Commissioner Vitorino’s work contributed greatly. An impressive body of legislation has been built up, but we regret that, as regards its transposition into national legislation, major shortcomings have come to light, in terms both of meeting deadlines and of the quality of transposition.
I welcome the Hague Programme for the next five years. It is now up to the Commission to table practical initiatives and to set out a timetable for adopting and implementing those initiatives. I welcome the Hague Programme, but I should point out that, here too, if we are to construct Europe we will need the necessary financial resources. There is no point in stating our priorities if we do not allocate the necessary resources.
I particularly welcome the fact that the second phase of creating the European asylum system is underway. It is only by means of a common European asylum and immigration policy that we will be able to address problems such as illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings. In view of issues such as civil and corporate justice, cooperation in the area of criminal justice and, lastly, EU security, which remains one of the major priorities – the importance of condemning any kind of violence, but especially terrorism, cannot be over-emphasised – it is essential that Europol and Eurojust work in close cooperation. Thank you very much."@en1
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