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"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, President of the Commission, I think that it is natural for the European Parliament to express its opinion regarding the outcome of the Copenhagen Summit and I was just about to compliment the three presidents present on the results achieved. There is no need for me to do so, however, since they have congratulated themselves enough, given themselves a celebratory pat on the back, which, in my view, did seem a little excessive.
So, this morning, then, I find myself partly agreeing with Mr Barón Crespo – which is also astonishing – who essentially said that you have done your work. If I am completely honest, I must also say that this was a job well done.
I would like to say to the President-in-Office of the Council that he has certainly succeeded and that he has avoided the worst possible situation, particularly in the latest exchanges, in other words endless haggling, when we are in fact facing an historic occasion. For this, you must be complimented.
This is an historic moment, and this point has been clearly made by previous speakers. I fully understand that Mr Wurtz does not wish us to make reference to a certain period of our recent history. The fact remains, however, that this scar, this wound, on Europe’s body has now healed. This is not an ‘enlargement’ process – I think this word is inappropriate and unsuitable – this is a return, a reunion of a continent which should never have been divided.
I would add that the message that we must send to the peoples who are joining us is a message of solidarity, a message of understanding of everything that they experienced during these periods of oppression.
I would also like to say that the shift of emphasis towards the East must not make us forget the South – I know that this point was made in the Copenhagen declaration – and must not make us forget our responsibilities either – I am taking advantage of the fact that the three Presidents are here to remind them of this – towards the outermost regions, because the borders of the European Union are, at present, the borders of these regions, of Spain, France and Portugal.
In this respect, I would like to express my concern regarding the comments made by some of the members of the Commission or the Convention, who stated that, when clarifying the texts, we could certainly delete Article 299(2) of the Treaty of Amsterdam, which provides the legal basis for the measures taken to assist the outermost regions. I would also draw Parliament’s attention to the risks that this would pose in the long run."@en1
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