International

The current political crisis in Europe must be seized as an opportunity to set in motion a political debate in every member state over the direction of the Union. In the Netherlands this has already, following an initiative from the SP, been decided. SP Euro-MP Erik Meijer used yeterday's plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Brussels to issue a call to this effect to government leaders, urging them to follow his country's example.

Jan de Wit, Member of Parliament for the SP, is sceptical about the terrorism law proposed to Parliament today by Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner. The law gives broad powers to courts and the police to pursue non-suspects and to lock people who are under suspicion up for long periods. In his response, Jan De Wit said “Terrorism must first and foremost be tackled intelligently, not in this crude fashion.”