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"Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, I still remember my first meeting with Mr Prodi, the then Prime Minister of Italy, in Rome six years ago. This meeting took place during an official visit by Mr Buzek, who was Prime Minister of Poland at the time and is now a Member of the European Parliament. I accompanied Mr Buzek as Minister for European Affairs. Even after so many years, I still have warm memories of your friendliness and openness towards my country, Mr Prodi, and would like to thank you for this.
You have presided over the European Commission during a historic period, which included the fifth and largest enlargement in the history of the EU. You have made history and will go down in history. Since enlargement the EU has become more European and more representative of our continent, and we hope that given time we will also be able to compete more effectively with America and Asia. Yet your term of office was not only one of great change, but also one that raised a great many questions which your Portuguese successor will have to deal with. You have left us with high levels of unemployment in the EU and the idea of a two-speed Europe, that is to say, of a superior and an inferior Europe. Following in the footsteps of Jacques Delors is not an easy task, although following in those of Jacques Santer is much easier, as his strides were not and are not giant ones. In conclusion, however, today we are sitting in a Parliament that represents 25 countries and not 15, and the credit for this is yours, Mr Prodi."@en1
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