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"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, I welcome your presidency. The actual introduction of the euro is a red letter day for those of us who want to see European integration and economic development. The task for the EU is now to ensure that the euro lives up to the expectations surrounding it. That is why it is a matter of such urgency that Spain should give priority to a dynamic and competitive Europe.
The Socialist leader in this House, who otherwise appears to have no interest at all in this debate, adopted a particularly ‘whining’ tone in his remarks on this subject. The fact is that you as a head of government, Mr Aznar, have made a much more dynamic Spain possible, thanks to modernisation of the administration and of economic life. By means of important structural changes and tax reductions, Spain now presents fewer obstacles to new companies’ setting up and has created new job opportunities. That is why unemployment is falling and prosperity increasing in Spain. That may be sad for Mr Barón Crespo, but it is good for Spaniards. It is precisely this transformation that the EU must carry out if the Lisbon process is to be taken seriously. The Socialists have let two out of ten years simply pass by. The Spanish Presidency must now increase the pressure and, instead of just talking, pursue a policy of prosperity, development and opportunities for the people of Europe.
Enlargement has now entered a crucial phase. I trust that Spain, which has experienced dictatorship and has secured democracy and freedom through European cooperation, will now guarantee that the Council does not leave anything undone in the work of enlargement under your leadership and that Spain will show the same solidarity and good will as has been shown to your country for fifteen years.
Finally, I am also looking forward to a presidency whose relations with the United States are characterised by friendship, respect and independence. Good luck in what you intend!"@en1
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