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"Madam President, lastly, I would like to report back on the discussion regarding the distribution of the headquarters of the various European agencies. Rest assured that I will be brief on the subject. I drew up what I myself thought was a balanced proposal. I would not have done this, had I thought otherwise. Two Member States were unable to accept it. I did not wish to renegotiate with a view to reaching a shaky compromise just a few hours after having approved the Laeken Declaration that aims to put an end to just such a manner of running the European Union.
Naturally, the Belgian Presidency has ensured that the two agencies, which are due to start work on 1 January 2002, will effectively be in a position to do so. They have been given a temporary headquarters while we wait for agreement from all sides. The agencies in question are the European Food Safety Agency, which will be based in Brussels, and Eurojust which will be set up in The Hague for the simple and logical reason that this is where Eurojust already has its headquarters.
Madam President, that is my overview of the conclusions of the Laeken Summit, which also, to a great extent, sum up the achievements of the Belgian Presidency. In July, together with all the members of my government, I laid down performance indicators so that we could check our progress at any time. I have already listed most of what has been achieved. To them I can add the changes in charges for cross-border transactions, which is obviously crucial in view of 1 January, the tax status of members of the European Parliament and the political agreement on air safety. I shall of course allow you to make your own assessment."@en1
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