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Viewing cable 07LISBON2605, EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL

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07LISBON2605 2007-10-11 13:48 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Lisbon
VZCZCXRO6916
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DE RUEHLI #2605/01 2841348
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 111348Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6346
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHMFIUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC
RHEFHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LISBON 002605 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KJUS MOPS PO PREL PTER EUN
SUBJECT: EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL 
 
1. Summary.  EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers met 
informally in Lisbon October 1-2.  An embassy officer 
attended to follow discussion of such topics as the 
elimination of land and sea travel barriers in December, the 
establishment of a counternarcotics analysis and operations 
center, the submission of a package of counterterrorism 
proposals by Vice President Frattini in November, the 
submission of a package of border control proposals by 
Frattini in February, and the establishment of a missing 
children alert system based on the U.S. Amber Alert.  End 
summary. 
 
Justice and Home Affairs Informal Ministerial 
--------------------------------------------- 
2. European Union Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Ministers 
held an informal ministerial in Lisbon October 1-2, chaired 
by Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Rui Pereira 
and Minister for Justice Alberto Costa.  Representatives from 
relevant EU institutions, Vice President of the European 
Commission Franco Frattini, and the Turkish Minister for 
Justice Mehmet Ali Sahin also participated.  An embassy 
officer attended the proceedings to hear public statements 
first-hand and to engage attendees on the margins. 
 
3. As a lead-in to the meetings, on September 30 
participating member states formally signed the protocol to 
establish the Maritime Analysis and Operations Center - 
Narcotics (MAOC-N).  Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland, 
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom founded the center to 
share intelligence and coordinate counternarcotics efforts. 
The U.S., though not formally a member, has liaison officers 
assigned to the MAOC. 
 
4. Also on the agenda but in advance of the informal 
ministerial meetings, the Spanish and Portuguese Interior 
Ministers held a bilateral meeting in which they established 
a task force to coordinate counterterrorism investigations 
and prosecutions.  Pereira noted that although bilateral 
cooperation had long existed, the task force was established 
to be more proactive in regard to investigations and 
cooperation.  During the proceedings, Portugal also signed a 
bilateral agreement with Malta to resettle refugees in 
Portugal that are currently resident in Malta. 
 
Home Affairs - Prevention of Terrorism and Border Management 
--------------------------------------------- --------------- 
5. SIS/VIS:  Frattini and Pereira both noted that by 
Christmas, all land and sea barriers in the Schengen area 
will be removed for nine participating Schengen states, 
Cyprus having requested an extension.  Air travel barriers, 
he said, would be removed in March.  Noting that the Schengen 
Information System (SIS) has succeeded in its testing phase, 
Frattini suggested that the formal decision to implement the 
new rules will be taken in November.  Frattini also suggested 
that the EU must have an entry-exit register complete with 
biometric identifiers.  This would, he opined, help manage 
overstays as well as be a useful data source for security 
services.  Additionally, he noted that various databases and 
security systems need to be integrated and expanded to 
include travelers without visas.  Moreover, such a European 
surveillance system must be accessible to local law 
enforcement.  An aide to Frattini said that this package of 
proposals would be submitted to the college of Commissioners 
in February. 
 
6. PNR/ETA:  Frattini said he would submit a terrorism 
package to the Commissioners November 6 that includes a 
proposal to establish formally an EU-wide Passenger Name 
Recognition (PNR) system.  He noted that the requirements 
demanded by U.S. negotiators convinced him that the European 
security services should have access to the same kind of 
information.  Pereira and German Minister Schauble suggested 
that, in addition to the intelligence value, a PNR system 
would allow the EU to negotiate with the U.S. on an equal 
footing and would allow for balanced cooperation.  Pereira 
said he would also support a PNR for intra-European flights. 
Schauble said further discussion on that point would be 
needed.  Frattini and Schauble both noted that electronic 
travel authorizations (ETA) are useful not just for improving 
security, but also improving the customer service at 
airports.  With ever increasing crowds at airports, Schauble 
noted that it is in a traveler's interest to participate in a 
voluntary ETA program. 
 
7. Internet:  Frattini will also submit a proposal to punish 
misuse of the internet.  This will not, he stressed, be a 
limit on the freedom of expression.  Pereira noted that the 
proposal would be limited to taking down sites that 
specifically incite terrorism or provide instruction in how 
 
LISBON 00002605  002 OF 002 
 
 
to commit terrorist acts.  Indeed, added Frattini, the EU 
already has a regulation that prohibits transfer of illegal 
data on the internet, without causing concerns of limitation 
of freedom of speech.  This proposal, he continued, would 
only add the specific mention of terrorism.  Such an update, 
he opined, is a good example of why the EU needs regularly to 
review and update its bodies of law. 
 
8. Conspiracy:  Pereira noted that Italian Minister Amato 
suggested that the ministers consider developing an EU 
agreement to incorporate conspiracy statutes into existing 
law.  Current legislation is directed towards formal 
terrorist organizations, which does not adequately address 
current realities.  Italy, and a few other states, punish 
conspiracy without being part of a formal organization; 
Pereira and Frattini each enthusiastically supported the idea 
that the EU consider the question. 
 
9. Pruhm Treaty:  Slovenian Interior Minister Dragutin Mate 
suggested that, agreement being reached, it was incumbent on 
Slovenia to develop the technical handbooks for 
implementation. 
 
Justice 
------- 
10. e-Justice Portal:  Costa issued a statement that 
ministers agreed that the EU should have an information 
technology system to facilitate access to member states' 
judicial systems and registry systems.  Member states will 
compile best practices on IT and regularly review 
performance. 
 
11. Missing Children Alert:  Frattini used the well-known 
case of Madeleine McCann, a missing British girl, to lay out 
his intention to develop an EU wide alert system for missing 
children.  Frattini specifically and repeatedly mentioned the 
Amber Alert system in the U.S. as the model that the EU 
needed to copy.  In addition, the e-Justice Portal, according 
to Costa, will include a list of missing children and direct 
users to appropriate Hague Convention resources. 
 
12. Child Protection:  Costa also noted that the ministers 
agreed to expand the role of the European Mediator for 
international child abductions and to support the 
strengthening and implementation of laws related to child 
protection. 
Hoffman