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"Mr President, President-in-Office of the Council, Vice-President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, we say ‘Bravo!’ to the French Presidency. President Sarkozy has been a musketeer for Europe in the best French tradition, and he has brought the musketeer motto up to date by saying that the world needs a strong Europe and that Europe is not strong if it is disunited. I would add something else, which is that Europe works better by using the Community method, and I believe President Sarkozy has come to understand and adopt it.
Mr President, I have been in the European Parliament for 22 years. This is the first time I have seen the Presidents of all three institutions – the Council, the Commission and Parliament – give the incoming presidency a serious warning. The Czech Government has postponed ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon. Moreover, there is something else I must add: the presidency will not be held again by a euro country until 2010.
For the achievements of the French Presidency to have a future, I think it is very important to have continuity, and I appeal to the Czech Government’s sense of responsibility in this respect."@en1
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