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"Mr President, for me Cyprus is the embodiment of a historic and cultural miracle. Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians, Romans, Phoenicians, Turks and British have dominated the island, yet Cypriots have survived and retained not only their identity but also openness, friendliness and creativity. At the start of this historic Presidency it is good to remember President Barroso’s words: we can only succeed together; not blaming each other but concnetrating on our common tasks. One of the first tasks of the Cyprus Presidency should be rebuilding the trust between the European Parliament and the Council. Just recently Parliament has been excluded from the decision-making on Schengen. Last week the Council sought to unilaterally change vital aspects of the European patents system. How can we credibly speak about the need for ‘more Europe’ if one of the institutions seeks to rock the institutional balance? Your second task is to complete the European single market. It will become 20 years old soon; old enough not to need any more custodians and limitations by nation-state godfathers and godmothers. I call on the Cyprus Presidency not just to continue with the deepening of the single market but to come forward with a concrete programme for completing the single market with a binding calendar to remove all the remaining obstacles. We must also not only promote the digital single market but use it as a key to unlock Europe’s growth and employment potential. Lastly I would remind us all that it is an abnormal situation to have troops of a candidate country on the territory of a Presidency country. Our common task and common responsibility must be to end this situation."@en1
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