During the constituent meeting of the new special committee on terrorism (TERR) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;MEPs vote (12/09) and elect the Chair, Nathalie GRIESBECK (ALDE,FR) and statement

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GRIESBECK, Nathalie (ALDE, FR)

DEPREZ, Gérard (ALDE, BE)

Constituent meeting of the new special committee on terrorism (TERR): extracts from the vote (12/09), from the constituent meeting and election of the Chair, Nathalie GRIESBECK (ALDE,FR) and statement  

Plenary session (12/09) where MEPs approved setting up a 12-month special committee to address the practical and legislative deficiencies in the fight against terrorism across the EU.

Atmosphere shots before the start of the TERR special committee meeting, for electing its chair, vice-chairs and rapporteur(s). (4 shots)

Acting Chair G&eacute;rard DEPREZ explains that the objective of the meeting is the setting up of the bureau of this Special committee: election of Chair first and then the election of 1 to 4 vice-Chairs.

Election of the Chair, Nathalie GRIESBECK (ALDE,FR) by acclamation, she takes the Chair.

SOUNDBITE (French), Nathalie GRIESBECK (ALDE, FR), Chair of the TERR special Committee, We will now set up the bureau for this Special Temporary Committee

Election of the first Vice-Chair Elena VALENCIANO (S&amp;D, ES)

Election of third Vice-Chair Jeroen LENAERS (EPP, NL)

Election of the fourth Vice-Chair Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (ECR, UK).

Chair proceeds to the nomination of the two co-rapporteurs: Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, DE) and Helga Stevens (ECR, BE)

Atmosphere shots at the end of the meeting (3 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Nathalie GRIESBECK,  Chair of the TERR special Committee, <p>Security is an imperative requirement that Parliament is going to try to tackle; no one can claim to succeed in eradicating and achieving a degree 0 of terrorist attacks. But as the threat is global and more and more clearly European, as we see all the examples: individuals who have committed abominable terrorist acts and who have circulated in the European space.</p>

SOUNDBITE (French), Nathalie GRIESBECK, Chair of the TERR special Committee, <br />As Chair, and together with my colleagues, I will try to try to define the priorities; in terms of sharing information and intelligence, this already exists of course, but can we change the line in this area? With expert hearings, experiences of good practice, the elements where there are flaws, we will make recommendations and proposals.

SOUNDBITE (French), Nathalie GRIESBECK, Chair of the TERR special Committee, It is an extremely important and difficult subject, and a sensitive one. This is not an innocuous topic because it speaks to the Europeans.