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"Mr President, let me say first of all that I appreciate the way we can talk to each other here in a fairly intimate atmosphere. There is no doubt that it is easier to ask important questions than to find the answers to them. The President's statement notwithstanding, all of us can only wish these answers to be found, but I want to make allowances all the same for the fact that Laeken saw a very important task performed, that of getting the Convention on track with a president who is not only distinguished but whose appointment also augurs well for the future.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights was our most recent opportunity to learn that the success of such a process largely depends on who presides over it, so let me say that the youthful attire of the President-in-Office led me to fear that the Convention would be given a rather ‘young’ and ‘dynamic’ chair. Unlike Mrs Frassoni and Mr Bonde, I was therefore rather pleased to learn that we were still going to give preference to the opinions of those older and wiser – something which marks out the higher cultures.
The inauguration of the Convention was, though, the only outstanding achievement. Speaking from an Austrian point of view, I find Point 59 regrettable on the grounds that it has turned out to be very narrow and does not do justice to the need for Europe-wide safety standards."@en1
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