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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Spain has been truly fantastic this year, President Zapatero, but not your Spain. Indeed, it is the Spain of Del Bosque, Casillas and Villa which has been fantastic this year and not the Spanish Presidency of the Union, which has, for too long, appeared completely remote and disinterested in the fate of a continent in crisis. Yet six months ago, when you set out your programme, I saw some positive signs in your words – particularly regarding the equality of human rights – despite the ideological differences between us. Unfortunately, the trust which we initially placed in the Spanish Presidency has not been repaid at all. Mr Zapatero, I am doing nothing more than voicing the thoughts of many Members, including some who are politically close to you. We think that, just as in the Barcelona Process, you have resorted to empty nominalism, where announcing results is the same as having achieved them. The reason behind this position originates from a radical political stance which has not cast off your heavy ideological footprint, even during a period of serious crisis. In these six months, we needed pragmatism and the desire to draw fully upon the founding values of the European Union. In many speeches, you have preferred to refer to utopias which no longer bear any relation to reality and resign yourself to an anaemic six months, despite the substantial help received from Parliament on, for example, the issue of the European External Action Service. Mr Zapatero, do not resent these words of open criticism. They are not borne of preconceived opposition but are a judgment which you would do well to take into consideration ..."@en1
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