Ambitious cooperation in [criminal justice and law enforcement] requires commitment on both sides with respect to fundamental rights of persons. Yet the UK informs us that they do not wish to commit formally to continuing to apply the European convention on human rights, nor do they wish the European court of justice to play its full role in interpreting European law.

When it comes to security and legal cooperation, judicial cooperation, you are talking for example about the exchange of personal data, sometimes very personal data, like DNA. In that area this is a must-have for us ...

I say this is serious, I say this is grave because if the United Kingdom’s position does not move, it will have an immediate and concrete effect on the level of ambition of our cooperation which will remain based on international conventions but will not be as ambitious as we wish.