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"Mr President, in his speech Mr Solana acknowledged Europe’s helplessness in the face of the Israel-Palestine conflict, yet it is not only Europe that is helpless. The same applies to the United Nations and the United States. Mr Solana, however, posed the question as to what is to be done in such a situation. He went on to give us the correct answer. The road map must be adhered to, as the road map also acts as a signpost for the European Union. That is all well and good, but there can be no doubt that our position should be more open and flexible, and that more should be done to adapt our policies to the changing political situation. Our policy in the Middle East should also be more nuanced. If a serious project is put forward, such as Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, it should be heartily welcomed, and not merely ‘recognised as a significant step’, to quote the Council’s communication. Thought must also be given to the steps and measures that should be taken in order to support this project. If there is a desire to continue supporting Palestinian Authority, as you stated in your four-point programme, consideration must be given to a point mentioned a moment ago. I refer to the fact that having seen some of our money wasted, it is important to ensure that the money we are spending to support the stabilisation of Palestinian Authority is not wasted again. In other words appropriate control mechanisms are needed to manage this aid effectively. In my opinion, Mr Solana, a regional approach was lacking in your speech. After all a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict will involve the entire region, the region known as the wider or greater Middle East. We have discussed this approach during previous debates on strengthening the peace and stabilisation process in Iraq, and this is also the right policy to pursue with regard to Iran and Libya. We are experiencing success both in the fight against terrorism and in measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as in the case of Libya. Unfortunately we are also experiencing setbacks, such as in the recent case of Iran. This policy must be rationalised. The Presidency has produced good work so far. It is to be hoped that it will respond to this request from the House, and that the Commission and the Secretariat will also."@en1
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