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"en.20070116.3.2-022"2
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"Mr President, Mr Poettering, Mr President of the Commission, on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and its 277 Members, I should like to congratulate you most warmly on your election to the Presidency of Parliament. The European Parliament is the voice of Europeans. From now on, this voice will be yours, Mr President.
Your election is a great moment for our political group. You have been Chairman of the main political force in Parliament for eight years, and we know that you have all the qualities necessary for exercising your new responsibilities with a great deal of courage, determination, conviction and, above all, humanity.
I should like to thank all those MEPs who have been prepared to put their confidence in you. I am sure that they will not regret their decision. I should also very much like to congratulate Mr Bonde, Mrs Frassoni and Mr Wurtz and to tell them how much I appreciated the high standard of their campaigns. Many national parliaments are no doubt deserving of such campaigns.
Mr President, Europe is already grateful to you for your political and personal commitment in favour of the reunification of the continent. Parliament and the European institutions in general have already benefited from what you have done to increase their powers. We know that you will ensure that all Members of the European Parliament benefit from your experience, knowledge and conviction. We know that, European statesman as you are, you are firstly and above all concerned about human beings and anxious to respect their dignity and freedom.
Congratulations! I wish you every success and the courage to achieve it. Mr President, you know that you can count on the unfailing support of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats."@en1
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