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". – This is one of the most important issues to be dealt with by Parliament in the last few years.
I am a great supporter of the Enlargement process, not only because of our responsibility to our fellow Europeans who suffered under totalitarian regimes but also because I believe that the new accession countries will bring a wonderful dynamic to the future development of the European Union.
As we look to the future, we must also remember ‘the past’, the ideals of the founders of the European Economic Community. Peace, democracy and prosperity are as important today as they were fifty years ago. We now have the opportunity to revitalise the process and bring a positive message to the peoples of Eastern Europe.
From the outset, they will be equals, they will have the same rights as the existing members.
Lastly, in giving my support to this report and the accession process, I also wish to see the accession countries, national parliaments and governments having the same voting rights at the European Convention as the existing Member States of the Union.
As John F Kennedy said in his inaugural speech 'we stand today on the edge of a new frontier, but the new frontier is not a set of promises, it is a set of challenges.'"@en1
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