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"(SV) Mr President, Professor Prodi, you are presenting us with your ideas of a political ‘dream team’. Our fair yet strict interrogations in the Parliament will be the test of competence which each part of your team must be able to pass. However, when seen in context, Europe"s Heads of State and Government have made things unnecessarily difficult for you at the outset. This is a proposal which has an unnecessary bias. I share the agitation of my German friends, while I would also like to state that in the three countries of Northern Europe approximately one third of the votes go to the Social Democrats. Today, however, we have a proposal for a Commission comprising 100 percent Social Democrat candidates. The lack of balance may result in tensions which risk giving your team less leeway if things go wrong.
Professor Prodi, the trust of the PPE Group in you is based on the civic spirit and the political orientation you have expressed: a policy of renewal for Europe, the ability to compete, liberalisation and free trade, co-operation and peace, an open and trustworthy administration and an EU which devotes itself to matters of common relevance in order to gain the trust of the citizens of the EU during the next century.
You wish to create a ‘dream team’ Good luck! I believe you will need it, but most of all Europe will need it. The challenges and possibilities for us all are great. I wish you luck and welcome you to this Parliament. The coming weeks of questions by the committees promise to be interesting. These will be fair but, as has been said before, tough."@en1
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