"justicia penal" in English

We perhaps speak too often, in the area of security and justice, of the criminal dimension.

In this sense, attempts to form an international criminal

Obviously, it will be possible to discuss all the other aspects mentioned this evening in the Chamber.

This is first and foremost this Criminal Court.

Mr Frattini took the lead by explaining the priority we attach to criminal matters and justice.

However, two thirds of Member States have introduced explicit grounds for refusal: violation of fundamental rights.

Nor should any of the existing 15 Member States be complacent that they have all the right answers and the highest quality of justice.

As for the Criminal Tribunal, we must state quite clearly that this is not a question of revenge, it is a question of law.

I wish to thank him for the efforts he has already made in the area of data storage and believe that these will also bear fruit in the area of data exchange.

The methods for carrying out such assessments should also ensure that credible conclusions are reached based on reliable analyses.

Mr President, it is a great pleasure to be here for my first debate with you in plenary, and the subject could not have been better chosen.

A concerted policy, by virtue of the very fact that it is a concerted policy, does not jeopardise the Member States’ decision-making powers in this area.

I believe that such a report is important, and the first one will be issued in December this year, six months after the Commission ’ s adoption of the action plan.

I therefore begin this initiative report by proposing that there should be a mutual evaluation mechanism among the various Member States.

It is not the intention to suggest that these five rights are more important than others, simply that they are of more immediate relevance to mutual recognition.

These are events that, I am sorry to say, we are not just aware of in Bulgaria but also in many other countries in this world, and I think that you know as well as I do why these events occur.

Not only because of my opposition to the grand design of which it is part but because it diminishes the protection of my constituents against unfairness, I oppose this proposal.

We must be mindful that the cornerstone of our European themes is the independence of the judicial system and the protection of citizens’ fundamental rights, at both substantial and procedural level.