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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Liberal Group, I would like to join in the moving tributes to President Pflimlin, and am only too pleased to extend warm congratulations to Portugal on its presidency. The past six months have certainly seen some highly creditable work on the various aspects of European integration.
Finally, there are two comments I would like to make. As a Belgian national, I am delighted with the progress made in respect of food safety and that an undertaking has been given to set up a central food agency before the end of this year. As an MEP I have no intention of letting the matter of the uniform statute for MEPs drop. I hope we will be able to reach agreement on this during the forthcoming French Presidency. Indeed, we must.
I mainly have in mind the activities carried out within the context of the IGC. The Liberals believe it is crucial for there to be further institutional reform before enlargement takes place. In particular, I would point out that qualified majority voting in the Council and Parliament’s codecision powers will have to be extended if we want the European Union to be more efficient, more democratic, more open and broader.
The Liberals are also delighted that a solution has been found in the form of an agreement on the exchange of information concerning the taxation of income from savings. This could provide the impetus for better fiscal coordination within the Union.
It is probably safe to say that the most outstanding achievements have been the decisions taken on the wider introduction of modern technology, the promotion of
commerce and the realisation of a knowledge-based society with a view to creating more job opportunities. The decision taken by the Council to develop a system of best practice for public administration is also to be welcomed.
As far as external relations are concerned, the Liberal Group welcomes the idea of a summit between the European Union and the most democratically advanced countries in the western Balkans. EU policy ought perhaps to be given a higher profile over there, in support of the ongoing stabilisation process."@en1
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