Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 4 June 2003 - Strasbourg

Question Time (Council)

  Turco (NI). – (IT) Mr President, this second response is wholly unconvincing: we know full well that there are absolutely no clear procedures for inclusion on the list of terrorist organisations. Mr Dupuis has asked quite clearly to be informed of the procedures which exist for appealing against inclusion on the list. The truth is that the only criterion for either inclusion on or removal from the list is political judgment. We therefore need to ask the question again. We are simply asking the Council to give an opinion on this political judgment, this new political development: is it such a major political change as to really justify reviewing the role of the organisation?