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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, issues such as accession negotiations, the successful launch of the euro, sustainable development or the fight against terrorism and crime will continue to be of great interest to us. We will, of course, need to continue to coordinate, as best we can, the action of the various institutions in the European Union in order that specific objectives can be reached. I am sure you will understand, however, that, as the representative of a presidency that is coming to the end of its term, it is difficult for me to, in effect, put myself in the place of the forthcoming presidencies in presenting the Council’s work schedule for the year 2002. The presentation of the programme for the forthcoming Spanish Presidency to the European Parliament will no doubt allow this debate to take place and deepen. I would however like to make a few comments.
With regard to the fight against terrorism and crime, and advances in the security of European citizens after the tragic events of 11 September, it has to be said that, at a European level, every effort has been made to provide an adequate, rapid and coherent response to these issues. We fully share the objective of offering citizens a high level of protection within an area of freedom, security and justice, and I would like to underline the constructive way in which the Council and the European Parliament have worked together on this matter, with the full cooperation of the Commission. We have had proof of this this very morning, Madam President, with Parliament’s agreement to urgent procedure. Terrorism is a great challenge for both Europe and the rest of the world. We therefore need to continue our efforts to strengthen police and judicial cooperation. This common area of freedom, security and justice, which is yet to be achieved, remains one of our major concerns. It is essential that we maintain the momentum in asylum and immigration by implementing the Tampere conclusions. There is still a considerable amount of work to do and the Laeken European Council will provide a new impetus. The introduction of euro notes and coins, in addition to the generalised usage of the new representative and electronic money will constitute an unprecedented qualitative leap forward in the development of Economic and Monetary Union. After the abolition of borders, which created a large internal market, the euro will be, for economic operators and for European citizens themselves, the second tangible manifestation of European integration."@en1
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