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Europaudvalget 2000-01
EUU Alm.del Bilag 1672
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Europaudvalget

(Alm. del - bilag 1672)

udenrigsministerråd

(Offentligt)

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UPN, FT del - bilag FT 243 (Løbenr. 26181)

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FOU, Alm. del - bilag 388 (Løbenr. 26183)

Medlemmerne af Folketingets Europaudvalg

og deres stedfortrædere

Bilag

Journalnummer

400.C.2-0

Kontor

EU-sekr.

14. september 2001

Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges fælles erklæring fra EU’ stats- og regeringschefer,

formanden for Europaparlamentet og Kommissionen samt den Høje Repræsentant, Solana.

JOINT DECLARATION

BY THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

AND THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY

POLICY

In Europe, and around the world, the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States have shocked our citizens. As an

expression of solidarity with the American people, Europe has declared 14 September a day of mourning. We invite all

European citizens to observe, at noon, a three-minute silence to express our sincere and deepest sympathy for the victims

and their families.

On 12 September, the European Union condemned the perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of these terrorist attacks in the

strongest possible terms. The European Union announced that it would make every possible effort to ensure that those

responsible for these acts of savagery are brought to justice and punished. The US Administration and the American people

can count on our complete solidarity and full cooperation to ensure that justice is done. We will not, under any

circumstances, allo w those responsible to find refuge, wherever they may be. Those responsible for hiding, supporting or

harbouring the perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of these acts will be held accountable.

This assault on humanity struck at the heart of a close friend, a country with which the European Union is striving to build a

better world. But these terrible terrorist attacks were also directed against us all, against open, democratic, multicultural and

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tolerant societies. We call on all countries that share these universal ideals and values to join together in the battle against

terrorist acts perpetrated by faceless killers who claim the lives of innocent victims. Nothing can justify the utter disregard for

ethical values and human rights. Global solidarity is at stake. Together, irrespective of our origins, race or religion, we must

work tirelessly to find solutions to the conflicts that all too often serve as a pretext for savagery.

We call on all countries to redouble their efforts in the fight against terrorism. This is essential for security of our citizens and

the stability of our societies. International organisations, and the United Nations in particular, must make this an absolute

priority. We shall act with determination and ambition to overcome any obstacles in our path. To eliminate this evil, the

police and judicial authorities of all our countries must, in the coming days, intensify their efforts. Interna tional law makes it

possible to hunt the perpetrators, organizers and instigators of terrorism wherever they are. It is not tolerable for any country

to harbour terrorists.

These tragic events oblige us to take urgent decisions on how the European Union should respond to these challenges :

• The European Union must commit itself tirelessly to defend justice and democracy at a global level, to promote an

international framework of security and prosperity for all countries, and to contribute towards the emergence of a

strong, sustained and global action against terrorism.

• We shall continue to develop the Common Foreign and Security Policy with a view to ensuring that the Union is

genuinely capable of speaking out clearly and doing so with one voice.

• We shall make the European Security and Defence Policy operational as soon as possible. We will make every effort to

strengthen our intelligence efforts against terrorism.

• The European Union will accelerate the implementation of a genuine European judicial area, which will entail, among

other things, the creation of a European warrant for arrest and extradition, in accordance with the Tampere

conclusions, and the mutual recognition of legal decisions and verdicts.

Our citizens will not be intimidated. Our societies will continue to function undeterred. But today our thoughts are with the

victims, their families and the American people.

Guy Verhofstadt Tony Blair

Nicole Fontaine Wolfgang Schüssel

Romano Prodi Gerhard Schröder

José-Maria Aznar Tarja Halonen

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Paavo Lipponen

Kostas Simitis Antonio Guterres

Silvio Berlusconi Jacques Chirac

Bertie Ahern Lionel Jospin

Wim Kok Göran Persson

Jean-Claude Juncker Javier Solana