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"Mr President, I would like to thank you all for a good, comprehensive debate. I would like to start by thanking Mr Moreira da Silva and Mr Maaten for their kind words concerning cooperation between the institutions of the EU in Johannesburg. I will pass on these words to the Danish Environment Minister, who is today meeting his Chinese counterpart to discuss issues including those we are discussing here. As you know, the EU-China Summit is being held in Copenhagen today, and consequently he is unable to be here.
Mrs Scheele wished that there had also been coordination with the candidate countries. I have been informed that in fact there was daily consultation with the candidate countries. I, too, consider this to be of great importance. She says that nothing about women and health was mentioned in the declaration, but I would like to draw attention to the fact that it was stated in very concrete terms that environmental threats to health are to be reduced. This is to take place in accordance with human rights and fundamental freedoms and in conformity with national legislation and cultural and religious values. So there is something included in that.
I have noted Mr Lange’s desire for Members of Parliament to be present at the morning sessions. I have noted it. I cannot make any promises about that here today, but we must learn from experience and am therefore grateful for the suggestion.
Many people have touched on the issue of EU agricultural policy and there is not much that I want to add to this. What Mr Lannoye and Mr Maaten have said cannot be disputed – that agricultural policy is a problem area when we within the EU, for our part, try to reach agreement on a more sustainable future. I would like to mention again that at the ASEM Summits last week and this week a decision was made at the request of the Chinese to hold a preparatory conference on agricultural policy in Beijing, so that the European and Asian countries can be as well equipped as possible for the summit in Cancún. So things are making progress. At any event there will be opportunity to continue this dialogue with a number of other countries.
I noted with great interest Mrs Corbey’s suggestion for increasing awareness among citizens of how they themselves can contribute, and without referring back to what was said I would like to thank Mrs Langenhagen, Mrs McNally, Mr Wijkman and many others for their committed contributions.
I have noted the literary examples that have been given: Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ and Voltaire’s Pangloss who, whatever happens in ‘Candide’, thinks that all is for the best. This is very amusing and we should always bear it in mind since, after all, Andersen and Voltaire had a keen sense of the human urge to forget the cares of the world when it suits us. However, I think that at the end of my contribution I should be allowed to point out that the institutions of the EU did good work in Johannesburg. As Mrs Wallström said, the EU was the engine behind the process. New goals were set and existing goals were tightened up. Certain deadlines were set. Now it is a matter of keeping each other to them, of leading from the front and thereby being justified in making others adhere to these objectives. For as Mr Papayannakis has just said, follow-up is crucial. Now it is a matter of follow-up. I am looking forward to it and therefore before I hand over the floor to the commissioners I would like to thank them for the great work that they have done and will continue to do in connection with the follow-up."@en1
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