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"Mr President, to ignore the demands for modernisation that have come out of Barcelona would basically be a selfish decision, the kind made by those who only think of themselves and do not imagine a better future for their own children. Solidarity is effective if one really tries to build a different, more just society. It was with these words that Marco Biagi yesterday ended a speech of his on the Barcelona Summit. This Parliament cannot but share the words of the economist and adviser to the Italian Government, who was assassinated yesterday evening in Bologna, and sharing his thoughts is the best way for us to remember him here in Brussels. In effect, the European Council has made it possible for progress to be made in the fight against unemployment. These are new messages in favour of flexibility in the labour market which, if implemented, will allow the youth of Europe to escape from social deprivation. The decision to encourage enterprise and competitiveness together with the expected global recovery gives us hope for the future. The decision favouring the liberalisation of the gas and electricity sectors is also positive, but resistance from supporters of public ownership still survives within the Union and needs to be overcome. We are also pleased to see the launching of the Galileo programme and the decisions to work for peace in the Middle East.
Many positive decisions were made by the Barcelona Council, under the Spanish Government’s lead, which we think was positive, and the results of the work carried out are also positive, although a few shadows remain over three questions. With regard to transport, all obstacles to free movement, competition and the operation of the single market must be overcome. We would not like Italy to be penalised in future by wrong decisions. More could also have been done for the Mediterranean: in future we must think not so much of a Euro-Mediterranean Fund but of a real Mediterranean Bank. For the Balkans, too, there is a need to intervene to strengthen the process of stabilisation and association. We are convinced that, in the course of the six months of the Spanish Presidency, these subjects will be addressed and favourably resolved, just as the fight against terrorism will also be addressed with great determination. This is one of the priorities mentioned by the President-in-Office, Mr Aznar, in his presentation of the Spanish Presidency: a fight that must know no distinctions among the political forces who sit in this House, who are all committed, I believe, to defending democracy and preventing terrorism from gaining new followers."@en1
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