That is extremely dangerous. All we may have done is criticise some aspects of the European Union. It seems to me that it is an unreconcilable importation. I am surprised that our great British press has not picked up on that point. It may well be caught under this section of the Amsterdam Treaty.
Freedom of speech is under constant threat.
We should be told exactly what the co-operation between the police and other enforcement authorities means. New Article 30 provides for this enlargement of police co-operation to take place on a wide basis and will allow Europol a greatly enhanced role in the investigation of crime and joint operational action across national boundaries. When Herr Kohl talked about Europe and operational competence he meant what he said. The European bureau of investigation will be operating outside the control of Parliament. Parliament will have no say in what is happening.