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"Mr President-designate, I should like to put two issues to you, to which I would be grateful for a reply, or a less vague reply at least.
The first concerns information. As you know, the Constitutional Treaty, which is to be signed in Rome on 29 October, clearly states the value of pluralism of information. In addition, on 22 April this year, the European Parliament adopted an important resolution on the risks of violating freedom of expression and information in the European Union. Paragraph 77 of this resolution calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive to safeguard pluralism and the media in Europe, and paragraph 78 invites the Commission to submit proposals to ensure that members of national governments cannot use their own holdings in broadcasting companies for political ends. I would be very grateful if, in your reply, you could specify first of all whether you agree with the content of this resolution and, if you do, how soon you intend to make a start on the measures requested by this Parliament.
The second issue concerns Iraq, a country that I have known well since the Gulf War in 1991. I would like to point out that the split in Europe over the Iraqi question was a serious weakness for the supporters of multilateralism and peace, two words that you used in your speech yesterday. I believe great energy and determination are needed once more from all the European institutions so that this weakness can be overcome as quickly as possible. Since this matter was not dealt with clearly enough in your address, I should like you to explain what concrete initiatives you intend to adopt in order to achieve a common European position in favour of peace and to ensure that Europe plays an important role and maintains an active presence in the process of reconstructing civil society and democracy in Iraq. I came back from Iraq two weeks ago and I can tell you that the Iraqis have just one message to give: we want Europe more and we do not want to be left alone just with the Americans."@en1
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