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"I shall now turn to establishing the area of freedom, security and justice. The Laeken European Council must reiterate the importance of establishing the common area of freedom, security and justice. The Union’s response to the challenge posed by the tragic events of 11 September has shown the political will of Member States to make progress in this area. The introduction of a common asylum and immigration policy was one of the priorities of the Belgian Presidency’s work programme. The progress we expected has not been made. The Laeken Summit should be the opportunity to reinvigorate the asylum and immigration policy by implementing Tampere, to supplement and strengthen the coordination of instruments for police and judicial cooperation, by finally establishing Eurojust, to reiterate the principle of mutual recognition, thus demonstrating the trust that each Member State places in its partners’ legal system.
On a practical level, the Presidency hopes to reach an agreement in Laeken on the following issues: a framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States; a framework decision on the fight against terrorism; a framework decision on the execution of orders freezing assets or evidence in the European Union and an agreement on the common list of terrorist organisations.
To move on to the next point, which is the economic situation and prospects for the European Union. This issue will be discussed on the first day of the European Council. The Finance Ministers will present their ‘eurokits’ and will announce the outcome of their negotiations on cross-border payments. The message from Laeken must be to increase the Union’s credibility by emphasising the progress we have made, particularly in the area of international trade after the Doha meeting, in stressing the benefits of the single market and in respecting the economic Stability Pact.
The summit will stress the need to reiterate our determination to pursue the process launched at Lisbon and at Gothenburg. With regard to the preparation of the Barcelona European Council, specific action needs to be taken before the end of the year – we must establish the Food Safety Agency, make progress on Community patents, reach agreement on cross-border payments in euro and on public contracts, as well as implement the Galileo project.
As far as employment is concerned, the European Council will discuss the ‘employment package’. It will support the aspects of this package as well the guidelines for 2002. In these guidelines, the European Council will include a new horizontal objective on the quality of employment and will also adopt a first list of agreed indicators for the quality of employment. Regarding the headquarters and the various bodies and agencies, the Heads of State and Government will try to reach an agreement on where to locate the headquarters of various bodies and agencies of the EU and the European Community. As for external relations, the European Council will examine international issues in the light of current events. If necessary, it will issue an opinion on the situation in Afghanistan, the Balkans and the Middle East. As you will have noted, the Belgian Presidency has worked hard to show that the European Union has an important role to play on the international stage.
To sum up, ladies and gentlemen, I have outlined for you the work programme of the Laeken European Council. This Council will be where the European Union takes decisions on some fundamental issues that will map out its long term future, such as the physical introduction of the euro, the confirmation that enlargement is irreversible and the operational aspects of the European security and defence policy.
The Laeken Council will also be the starting point for considering the future of European integration. The citizens of Europe will be broadly consulted on this issue. This is the meaning of the so-called Laeken Declaration."@en1
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