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"Mr President, I have to say that I thought this day would never come. I am relieved and happy to be here. Glenis Willmott and Peter Liese, who led us in these two important files, are to be congratulated for the work they did and the work we all did on this. And Commissioner, thanks go to your colleagues as well, and to the Council, because this was not just technical; it was political.
I am also glad that the Chamber is full with visitors, because what we are talking about today will affect each and every one of us, now and in the future. Also, Commissioner, thank you for acknowledging the importance of this industry in terms of both jobs and its output. This industry makes our lives better and extends our lives, and for that we should be grateful. Yes, we are talking about when things go wrong, and that spurs us to do more things, and to do them better. We should acknowledge that the industry is a very good industry that Europe should be proud of. What we are doing today is making it more certain for that industry to continue, so that when we get slightly older and may need things that are improved upon, we may live better and longer lives.
May I, at this point, say that Glenis Willmott has gone through the technical details, so there is no need for me to repeat that. What I think is most important is that we implement, and that the Member States who have signed up to this, and the Commission who are with us on this journey, realise that this Parliament will keep a watching brief and will make sure that resources are put in place so that we do put action on the words.
Lastly, can I say that our staff – as has already been mentioned – are hugely important. I think it is very important that we say this openly, because on the technical side they were incredible – both our Group staff and our individual staff. If I may say so, I very carelessly lost two staff members during the course of this regulation, and both to the medical devices industry, because they are excellent workers on behalf of citizens: Mark Taylor and Sinead Duggan, who I know is watching this debate. I think that is the good thing about what we have done. We will make our industry more certain. We will make safer the lives of citizens, and we can grow jobs and grow our economy.
So today, fingers crossed, is a good day."@en1
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