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"Mr President, my committee, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, pronounced itself in favour of a strong EEAS by an overwhelming majority. ‘Strong’ means subject to democratic and parliamentary scrutiny and control. ‘Strong’ means i.e. representing the community of all 27 Member States, respecting the geographical dimension and diversity of the Union of today, and not of yesterday. Half a year ago, geographical balance was not an issue. Today it is, and will remain so, and paragraph 7 of our resolution and Article 6(6) will point this out. Two hundred MEPs from the new Member States in this House will also be keeping an eye on this. Far more emphasis was placed on geographical balance than was the case in the initial proposal, although this was not sufficient. Arithmetic is not always right, and laws and geography cannot be outvoted. We believe that all men and women are equal and not that some are more equal than others. This also applies to the foreign service of the Union. Lady Ashton, we look forward to your actions to correct the present discrimination against new Member States in what will become the EEAS."@en1
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