European Parliament
A6-0213/2006
Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE ). –
(NL)
Mr President, that side of the House still seems to be very sceptical about the evidence. To me, this is like a jigsaw puzzle that is nearing completion. Although there are still a few pieces missing, we get the general picture. As it is the Member States who must supply the missing pieces, it is a complete mystery to me why they should be so reluctant to provide the additional evidence. After all, it is Europe's moral leadership that is at stake here.
Security and human rights are surely the European Union’s very
raison d’être
. If we allow these things to happen on European soil, we betray those who set out to achieve European integration. Moreover, the American method proves ineffective because terrorism appears to be a seven-headed monster. Each time a head is chopped off, another one appears soon after. The security policy we adopt here in Europe should therefore apply our own standards, our own methods and our own conditions.
Finally, I think it is essential that we, as a matter of urgency, start a parliamentary dialogue with the Americans to discuss security and human rights and the way in which we can, together, on the basis of shared values, fight the monster of terrorism.

