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"A Uachtaráin, A Uachtaráin in Oifig na Comhairle, A Uachtaráin an Choimisiúin, comhghairdeachas leis an Seansailéir Merkel agus leis na daoine go léir i rialtas na Gearmáine.
First of all I should like to say that, when we speak of the results of the last week’s summit, so much time and effort is given to reported emotions in the media or to the interpretation of what one person said to another, whereas the reality should be that we celebrate the success of the ability of all the leaders of all the Member States of the European Union to follow the leadership given by the German Chancellor, the President-in-Office, Angela Merkel, in finding and charting a way forward for the future development of the European Union.
In particular, because of the sensitivities that are involved in so many areas, whether it is the issue of votes in the Council, the rights of national parliaments or codecision in the area of justice and home affairs, these are fundamental points that are of national importance to those countries and it would be wrong for any leader of any government to fail to put forward their concerns with regard to those areas.
However, despite the hot wind that blows around many of these summits, success was achieved and it was achieved because the core principles of the European Union – i.e. compromise, consensus, understanding and tolerance – were brought together under your great stewardship, Chancellor Merkel.
The other areas in which the German Presidency has succeeded over the last six months are ones that we will benefit from in the future – and I say ‘we’ not just to mean those of us in Parliament: we as citizens and consumers within the European Union will be able to benefit from the work you have done.
Madam Chancellor, you have accomplished a hard task in difficult times. Thank you.
Apologies for my German!"@en1
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