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Mr President, I would like to thank Parliament for a succession of committed contributions that I myself would happily have submitted were I still a Member of this Parliament. One can probably summarise the contributions as follows: the EU is certainly moving in the right direction, but too little has been achieved. That is how I understand most of the contributions, and it is certainly true to say that summits in themselves do not eradicate hunger. Neither does this debate, but like this debate the summits help to put the problems into focus – both the problems that exist in the developing countries and also those that exist in the industrialised countries and which are the cause of too little being done.
With regard to the Johannesburg summit, the Danish Presidency will place great importance on achieving a global deal with rights and obligations, with access to our markets, but also with certain obligations on those who are given this access. We do not know how far we can get, but it is important that we get a discussion concerning the overall complex of problems, because it is really a global deal that we need. I would like to emphasise that for all that, we have done something: we provide over 50% of total development aid in the world. We have brought about the “Everything but Arms” initiative and we are working to ensure that the agenda for development that was passed in Doha is implemented. In spite of everything, an agenda has been drawn up and words have been said, and it is now a matter of holding all the parties involved to these. So this debate on these vast, almost insurmountable problems concerns not losing the courage or the will to do more, despite everything. If things look too hopeless, people will not be motivated to act further. On the one hand, we need to be aware of the progress made; on the other, we must promise each other that we will do more.
On behalf of the Council and the Presidency I am happy to give an undertaking that we will make substantial efforts in Johannesburg. It looks difficult and I cannot promise anything, but I can promise that efforts will be made. I believe that the Commissioner will say something similar, and I would like to thank him for the great commitment that he has made for many years to precisely the matter that we are discussing here today."@en1
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