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Mr President, this is a very important debate and I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteurs, in particular my colleagues Mr Mayor Oreja and Mrs Díez González, on their reports. The report by Mrs Díez González, in particular, is highly ambitious and is intended to provide the citizens with a very high level of protection against terrorism.
Furthermore, the European Constitution establishes a mechanism for cooperation amongst the Member States.
My conclusion, therefore, Mr President, is that the citizens of Europe currently expect us, the European politicians, to promote the process of ratifying the European Constitution so that we may soon have the appropriate instruments for fighting this scourge.
I believe that one of the achievements of the modern State has been the protection of citizens against crime of all kinds. We are currently facing a very specialised kind of crime, terrorism, and this requires action not just by State institutions, but also cooperation in the international field.
As far as we are concerned, we believe that cooperation within the framework of the European institutions is fundamental and, in this regard, I would like to stress the importance of the swift ratification of the European Constitution to the citizens of Europe, since it establishes a framework for fighting terrorism that begins with the recognition of peoples’ right to life and to physical integrity, as a fundamental right, and goes on to enshrine an area of freedom, security and justice. These texts should be read
it appears that some citizens of the Union do not know them yet.
The Solidarity clause in Article I-43 of the European Constitution states that ‘The Union and its Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the victim of terrorist attack or natural or man-made disaster.’
It then says, ‘The Union shall mobilise all the instruments at its disposal, including the military resources made available by the Member States, to:
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prevent the terrorist threat in the territory of the Member States
protect democratic institutions and the civilian population from any terrorist attack
assist a Member State in its territory at the request of its political authorities in the event of a terrorist attack;
b) assist a Member State in its territory at the request of its political authorities in the event of a disaster.’"@en1
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