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"Mr President, we agree with the need to strengthen the Commission's external service and support Mr Galeote's evaluation of the Commission's communication. This report is in line with the priority shared by the majority of my group and of Parliament: to improve the European Union's presence on the international scene. We see the development of an external service as an instrument to strengthen the EU's foreign policy, although of course we still have to educate our national services in some respects.
Among the most embarrassing experiences I have had as an MEP travelling outside the European Union were those very funny meetings with the ambassadors of Member States where the Union delegate is still seen as an external element or, at best, as a sort of trade or economic attaché. We are happy that the Galeote report includes our amendment asking the presidency-in-office to take some responsibility for verifying the willingness of Member States' embassies to cooperate with the EU delegations and enhance their role for creating a real common European voice.
An improved Commission external service will bring the greatest benefits if we manage to set up a real common foreign and political service at European level. The first step in this direction would be to make Mr CFSP part of the Commission: this is necessary if we are to have a common voice in the world."@en1
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