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"Mr President, I am grateful for the Commissioner’s reply, but, having listened to her, I have the impression that, with regard to this matter, only technical issues have been dealt with, when the reality is that this decision has been the subject of many statements and positions prior to the meeting of the two Presidents which are far from normal. You have not referred to the statement of the ministers of the Spanish Government, nor the position of certain Commissioners who are not competent in this field, nor even the request for exclusion from the Socialist Group a week before the decision so that you would not be competent in relation to these issues.
Against this extremely unusual background, on the Sunday before the week of the decision, the meeting that previously only you have mentioned took place. A meeting that was not public, which was opaque, which was made public by means of subsequent leaks, thanks to which we found out that the OPA was dealt with.
Commissioner, correct procedures are of the greatest importance in our democracy, and you know the saying: ‘Caesar’s wife must not just be honourable, but must appear to be so’. A government of the Union must comply with Community rules, but the foremost rule is common sense in the way this decision is made.
The Commission cannot be strong with the weak and weak with the strong. You must not give the impression that you are nothing more than top officials of national governments; your strength is based on the independence and common sense of your decisions. I wonder whether you have obeyed those rules."@en1
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