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"I would like to congratulate the Danish presidency wholeheartedly on the completion of a difficult task. After all, the summit was not only historic, but also primarily financial in character. These negotiations are always the most difficult, and the accession countries obviously have an excellent understanding of what the European Union is about. I do wonder, however, to what extent the financial arrangements are scuppering the political debate, specifically the arrangements with Poland and especially those relating to agricultural reforms. I also note that although no date has yet been set for negotiations with Turkey, the political criteria are to be evaluated in December 2004, so it is possible that negotiations may start without a national parliament, let alone the citizens of a Member State, becoming involved in such a decision at all. I object to this. I wonder whether this would not be an appropriate time to stop and consider where we are actually going with Europe and how far we want to go.
Finally, I welcome Mr Verheugen’s promise to my party leader, Gerrit Zalm, that the November 2003 monitor report will state which exemption clauses could come into effect in countries that have not solved the relevant problems before May 2004, and which countries these are. I found this to be a positive, confidence-inspiring commitment; one which has unfortunately been paid far too little attention in the Council."@en1
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