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"You know, Hans-Gert, it would not have been so bad while Enrique Barón Crespo was there. The trouble is that, in those days of lovely warm weather after 13 June, when Enrique went down to the beach he found Martin Schulz's towel on his deck chair!
If my group votes for Mr Barroso today, it is not to bail you out of your misery. You have made your bed – now you have to lie in it. When my group decides – whether for Mr Geremek or for Mr Barroso – we vote for Europe.
Mr President-designate of the Commission, in today's vote for your nomination as next President of the Commission you will receive the support of the overwhelming majority of Liberals and Democrats in this House. Your performance in yesterday's debate was assured. You heard this House out. You stood there. You answered our questions. I believe that you understand that, as President of the Commission, your most important partner will be the European Parliament and I cannot understate the importance of your continued respect for our prerogatives, your candour in the face of our questions, and your presence on the floor of this House. You have started, I trust, as you intend to go on.
Liberals and Democrats asked for clear assurances in three areas: super-Commissioners, gender balance and transparency. Yesterday you delivered these. Should you be given the opportunity today to assemble a Commission, we will be standing ready to hold you to those commitments in November and throughout your term. I say that not as a threat, but as a challenge. You have chosen an ambitious path and the right path. Hold to it and you will have our backing.
Having earned our support you can now expect a critical friend in the alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. You have won our backing with your vision for an ambitious and independent European executive. You understand that the Union is not a club of nation states with a few curious federal habits, but a genuine political union and that the Commission's role is to speak for that Union.
A strong and independent Commission needs a strong mandate and a strong and productive relationship with the European Parliament. By giving you our support constructively and clearly today, Liberals and Democrats are sending a clear signal that this is the Europe we want."@en1
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