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Madam President, we have had an interesting debate. There is not any point in trying to turn a debate in which there has been no disagreement into an adversarial matter. I referred to the point that was made in an excellent contribution in the documents that there is still a lot of information needed in this area. I do not disagree that excellent work commenced during the Greek presidency. My personal view is that it is a pity that more concrete steps have not been taken to date.
It is an astonishing debate. Commissioner Vitorino rightly cited a concern about this particular trade that would exist in any civilised community. He outlined in considerable detail the efforts that have been made. I was very impressed by Mr Coelho, who demonstrated the need for the Union to act in a coherent way to address a policy. Mr Lage and Mr Calò made similar points. I agree with the point made by Mr Ribeiro e Castro, when he suggested that we should not allow ourselves to demur on action because of any misplaced concerns. At the end of the day, the reality is that the Union has not progressed in this matter. It was introduced and put before the Union by the Greek presidency. There are reasons why it did not progress any further. I am not quite certain that any Member States put 'spanners in the works'. If they did, I am sure they may have done so because they felt that there were good and cogent reasons for doing so.
Nonetheless, with the exception of that final fractious point, this was a good debate. It has helped to highlight the need for concerted Union action. It illustrates how, if the Union were to act in a concerted manner, it could bring to an end what is clearly an evil trade."@en1
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