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"en.19991201.2.3-012"2
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"Madam President, coming from Donegal, a border county in the historic province of Ulster, I, like my Irish colleague Mrs Doyle, have a very special appreciation for the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland in the recent past, and in particular the developments of the last few days. A government has been formed and the transfer of powers and devolution is only hours away.
The courage and perseverance of the political leaders in the North of Ireland, together with the contribution of the Irish Taoiseach, his predecessors, the British Prime Minister and his predecessors, is only to be commended. And there is one person who has played an integral part in all this, Senator George Mitchell, whose contribution to the peace process is immeasurable.
I also want to wish David Trimble, First Minister, and his Deputy First Minister, Seamus Mallon, their government, the Assembly members and the people of Northern Ireland, peace and prosperity into the next millennium. I believe that the entire island of Ireland can only benefit from the developments of the last few days.
This Parliament, and I thank you for having sent your good wishes to the respective leaders, has played a very important role in the peace progress. We have at all times supported the peace process in a positive and practical way through financial support. Our decisions were taken here unanimously: support for the International Fund for Ireland, support for the peace and reconciliation programme and, of course, Interreg. While I welcome this Parliament’s contribution, I also want to acknowledge the contribution of the European Commission over the years, and in particular former Presidents, President Delors, our colleague and former President, Jacques Santer, and now President Prodi who, in his statement yesterday, committed himself to the continuation of funds towards the various programmes in Northern Ireland. Let us all work together for the benefit of those people and hopefully other parts of this continent would look towards Northern Ireland and strive to resolve their problems in a similar way."@en1
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