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"Mr President, unfortunately it was not I who chose the moment for my replies. I have tried to be as precise as possible and to keep to the speaking time. I will come to a close soon.
Nonetheless, turning to that convention, may I, following on from Mr Michel, establish that there is a link between the political debate that is beginning and the new dimension, the new gravity it has acquired as a result of the lessons we have learned from these tragic attacks. I believe that the candidate countries must be given a place, the best possible place in this convention. I believe the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions must be given a place as active observers. I believe, as Mr Belder also suggested, that we must work as quickly as possible to bring this convention and the IGC that will conclude it to a close no later than the beginning of the year 2004. I believe we will have to find a structured link between the citizens' forum with civil society and the activities of the convention. Lastly, I believe that this convention must not confine itself to setting out the options but must be authorised or take it upon itself to make proposals.
Finally, addressing Mr Bonde, I do not share his fear about the convention. I do not see why he should have any fears about its activities. We have to learn from earlier weaknesses or failures. I am speaking of the weaknesses of the intergovernmental method; indeed we saw its limitations before Amsterdam and before Nice. We are fortunate to have time between now and 2004. We are also fortunate to be able to work more openly with the four institutions, the four sources of legitimacy, in order to make the future Intergovernmental Conference a success. So I believe that through that convention, the Ghent Summit, followed by the Laeken Summit, will confirm both our political ambition and our use of more transparent methods."@en1
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