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"Mr President, the Finnish Presidency told us we needed a Europe of results. We have indeed obtained those results, thanks to the European Parliament; I would go so far as to say that 2006 was the Year of Parliament, because it was able to show that it had real political vision and that it was not a rubber-stamp chamber. I will mention the Services Directive, REACH, etc.
On Turkey, you told us that Turkey’s accession process was only slowed down. You tell us the European Union’s borders are set by our values, but our values are universal and we cannot take in everyone.
Do we want a European Europe or an Asian Europe?
President Barroso referred to the European Union’s integration capacity, saying it was essential. Geographical borders do need to be defined, because Europe will not be built without the agreement of the European nations.
Finally, regarding the
clauses, everyone agrees that a qualified majority would be required, but when it comes to immigration policy we still need to agree first on what we want to do with that immigration policy. Some are opening their borders wide; others, on the other hand, want to develop agreements with the developing countries.
The German Presidency will therefore have a tremendous amount of work to do; I wish it good luck."@en1
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