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"Mr President, there are moments in history where three or four minutes were better than one minute, right? Two things then. Firstly, when it comes to competition, the Commission governs. It governs and it makes the decisions. So it is not completely true to simply say ‘The Commission proposes’. Secondly, if we have a problem with Mr Van Rompuy, it is because, until now, he has refused to explain himself to the European Parliament. I cannot imagine a solution to the economic crisis and institutions where the one who makes the decisions in a resolute, intelligent and fearless way would only be accountable to the European Council. If there is no accountability for the EU institutions, the Commission and Parliament, then it is all a waste of time; that is the problem. Getting to know a little more about both Ms Merkel and Mr Sarkozy, I think that they have rightly chosen to reinforce Mr Van Rompuy to withdraw from the Community method. That is what is at stake today and not the opposite. That is why I think that the Commission needs to be reinforced and that, if we do not agree with Mr Barroso’s Presidency, we need to discuss another Commission."@en1
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