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I voted in favour of the resolution on the results of the European Council, but with regard to the Stability and Growth Pact, I am anxious to point out the following: I regret the fact that the debates surrounding reform of the Pact often amounted to exercises in self-justification and not to objective discussions.
I had emphasised the fact that this attitude has had devastating psychological effects. Not only has the principle of equal treatment between Member States suffered as a result, but also the foundations of a Community governed by the rule of law appear to have been shaken.
The suspicions that surround this reform are the result of this behaviour. The reassertion of the intangible character of the common rules decided would have been more useful than the triumphant, tiresome declarations of various Heads of State at the end of the European Council. We need to ask the question of whether everyone is fully aware of the fact that the management of a common asset, the single currency, is at stake.
I should like to remind you of what I said last autumn: I prefer a reformed Pact to a dying Pact because it is respected to a greater degree. To continue in allegorical terms, I will state that the Pact is doing better today, but that it is a very weak convalescent that will not withstand further traumatic experiences."@en1
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