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"Mr President, Mr Rodríguez Zapatero, the Spanish Presidency was half a year of missed opportunities. In January, Mr Zapatero came here like a bullfighter who wanted to bring the financial market to its knees, yet in the end, we found out that he had no sword for the task.
The Spanish Presidency has left no enduring traces, Mr Zapatero. We were left with the impression that it was half-hearted, in large part lacking initiative and altogether unsuccessful, despite the best efforts of individuals. We do indeed recognise that there were enormous domestic problems to be tackled, whereby the government may have shared the blame for these. However, instead of restoring stability to Europe and leading it during the financial crisis, Spain added fuel to the fire. In football speak, one would have to say that it was an own goal.
I shall mention just a few points. You said that we have remained true to the spirit and the letter of the Treaty of Lisbon. I would query this. The rescue package contravenes the treaties and the budgetary rights of Parliament under Article 352. Not even the President of this House was involved. We have no agreement on supervision or regulation of the financial markets; rather, we are now working on it with the Belgian Presidency. We have no concrete progress on the Stability and Growth Pact. These are the facts. Moreover, as regards economic and monetary policy, the Monnet method — that is, the Community method — was laid to rest on 9 May 2010.
So, this is hardly a successful report card. You have, and I greatly regret this — I wish it had been otherwise — left no enduring traces."@en1
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