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"Mr President, the question today is to what extent the Johannesburg Summit achieved actual results, and what the EU's role was in this. Has any progress been made in this ambitious area? Have new definite objectives, and above all, timeframes, been set? Have old objectives been confirmed? A question that is even more important, in my view, is: where do we go from here? Will we go into action worldwide? It is high time we did! Taking an overall view and considering the climate in which the negotiations were held, my group takes the view that the outcome is reasonably positive. It could have been worse. However, we certainly have a few points of criticism. I want to make it clear, though, that we are particularly positive about the role that the European Union played. It was a pioneering role, certainly as regards worldwide commitment to ensuring that a million people have access to basic sanitary facilities and, in their own way, be given human dignity, better health and a better living environment.
Furthermore, we reached agreement on curbing overfishing, dangerous chemicals, and made multinationals accountable for destructive practices. These too are all firmly on the agenda. We also welcome the commitment concerning gender mainstreaming. We also believe that the liberal ideas, on which we have insisted for so long, are firmly embedded in the plan of action. I am, of course, referring to the fight against corruption, maintaining the rule of law, democracy, human rights and good governance. In our view, these are crucial elements to address before we can embark on new partnerships with developing countries.
On the whole and considering the climate, we should count ourselves lucky that we managed to persuade the world not to go in for any backtracking, despite the strong opposition from the United States and some other countries. Indeed, they displayed an unwillingness to reach reasonable agreements. The US, in particular, managed to dig its heels in at every opportunity. This is beyond me. It is mainly thanks to the EU's united stance that any progress was made at all. I saw it with my own eyes: it was the EU at its best. A true world player. A trend setter. The EU set the agenda time and again. This is why we should pay tribute to the negotiators.
We also have some criticism. In our view, the EU skated over the subject of sustainable energy too quickly. In our view, the new partnership for energy should have been launched in a better way and should have been discussed beforehand in Parliament. My final point relates to political legitimisation, which concerned me, and I agree with my fellow MEPs. I shall not go into any more detail. It is a missed opportunity that the EP did not act more clearly as
[Third in the Alliance].
Finally, however, I should nevertheless like to express my thanks, respect and appreciation."@en1
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