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"Mr President, during the course of the Union’s history we have frequently seen how small Member States find themselves having to keep the principle of integration alive, when the large Member States have their own problems. Finland has been praised for establishing an excellent working atmosphere, and this way such hard compromises as the Services Directive and the chemicals regulation were achieved.
It was once again clear, however, that although Parliament’s political powers are growing all the time, fortunately it retains the ability to arbitrate between the large political groups when it comes to the big issues. The governments of all Member States need to pay more attention to this when they discuss issues with their own national parliaments.
Mr President, we wish Germany the best of luck and economic success too, because experience shows that the contribution made by the big Member States to European cooperation improves as their economies grow healthier. It seems appropriate to hope that Germany will not put the brakes on enlargement policy. So far all enlargements have been economic and political successes."@en1
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