Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-10-Speech-3-030"
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Mr President, Mr Esteve has indeed prepared an excellent report. I have taken the unusual step of asking for the floor following the presentation of this report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, because the Presidency would like to state publicly how grateful it is to the committee and in particular to the rapporteur.
This report was prepared in the run up to the Valencia Ministerial meeting on Euro-Mediterranean dialogue. It was drafted against the background of the very difficult situation we find ourselves in, and at a critical stage of the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue. As Mr Esteve himself stated, it is the only issue on which all those in the Mediterranean area agree. It may represent the only remaining window of opportunity for Arab and Israeli delegations to engage in productive dialogue along with European delegations. We therefore believe that the report provides the necessary political support from Parliament to encourage the Spanish Presidency not only to go ahead with the event despite the circumstances, but also to give a special impetus to this Euro-Mediterranean dialogue. The Presidency can now further boost the process launched, significantly, in Barcelona in 1995.
I believe it is highly symbolic that a Member representing Catalonia in this House should today remind us of the Barcelona spirit. We are hoping to revive that 1995 spirit today and in the near future. To be precise, we would like to see it revived on 22 and 23 April in Valencia. In my view, the involvement of the Committee on Foreign Affairs is absolutely vital and provides the political backing the Presidency needs in these difficult times.
I would therefore like to put on record the Council’s appreciation and thanks for the work undertaken by the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the rapporteur, Mr Esteve."@en1
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