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European Parliament: Press release: State of emergency in France debated in Civil Liberties Committee

17 June 2016

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"Whilst France is indeed grappling with a difficult security situation, it needs to find adequate long-term solutions, because the terrorist threat is likely to last, argued most MEPs in a Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee debate on Thursday with Ambassador and France’s Permanent representative to the EU Pierre Sellal...

MEPs hoped that the French experience would stimulate reflection allowing sustainable measures, other than exceptions to the state of law which cannot be an end in themselves, and warned against the impact that they have on society."

See the full text: State of emergency in France debated in Civil Liberties Committee (pdf)

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