PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION
29 June 2000
by the Conference of Presidents
setting up a temporary committee on the ECHELON interception system
B5-0593/2000/rev.
European Parliament decision setting up a temporary committee on the ECHELON interception system
The European Parliament,
- having regard to Rule 150(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
- having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 15 June 2000 to propose the setting up of a temporary committee on the ECHELON interception system,
1. Decides to set up a temporary committee with the following powers:
- -to verify the existence of the communications interception system known as ECHELON, whose operation is described in the STOA report published under the title “Development of surveillance technology and risks of abuse of economic information”;
- -to assess the compatibility of such a system with Community law, in particular Article 286 of the EC Treaty and Directives 95/46/EC and 97/66/EC, and with Article 6(2) of the EU Treaty, in the light of the following questions:
- -are the rights of European citizens protected against activities of secret services?
- -is encryption an adequate and sufficient protection to guarantee citizens’ privacy or should additional measures be taken and if so what kind of measures?
- -how can the EU institutions be made better aware of the risks posed by these activities and what measures can be taken?
- -to ascertain whether European industry is put at risk by the global interception of communications;
- -possibly, to make proposals for political and legislative initiatives;
2. Decides that the temporary committee will have 36 members, whose names are annexed to this decision.
ANNEX
SETTING UP OF TEMPORARY COMMITTEE
PPE-DE
Full members:
Banotti, von Boetticher, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos, Hernández Mollar, Klamt, Hugues Martin, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Pirker, Van Velzen, Zappalà.
Substitutes:
Buttiglione, Cornillet, Gawronski, Giannakou-Koutsikou, Nassauer, Posselt, Johan Van Hecke
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PSE
Full members:
Berger, Robert Evans, Karamanou, Lalumière, Lund, Erika Mann, Medina Ortega, Paasilinna, Gerhard Schmid, Vattimo, Wiersma
Substitutes:
Andersson, Caudron, Ford, Gebhardt, Marinho, Paciotti, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thielemans, Titley
ELDR
Full members:
Di Pietro, Flesch, Plooij-van Gorsel
Substitutes:
Andreasen, Thors, Dybkjær
VERTS/ALE
Full members:
Ceyhun, MacCormick, McKenna
Substitutes:
Boumediene-Thiery, Schröder, Lambert
GUE/NGL
Full members:
Di Lello Finuoli, Krivine
Substitutes:
Frahm, Papayannakis
UEN
Full member:
Berthu
Substitute:
Nobilia
TDI
Full member:
Turco
Substitute:
Frank Vanhecke
EDD
Full member:
Belder
Substitute:
Okking