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"Madam President, I trust that sound was not a sign that a storm is on its way, and I hope the weather will remain fine.
On behalf of the Polish delegation within the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, I should like to lend my support to the second Barroso Commission. It is with a heavy heart that we do so, for the changes made within the Commission are on the one hand unfair and on the other not far-reaching enough. Yet the enlarged European Union is in need of a new Commission and of your strong leadership, Mr Barroso. Our common European interest demands such leadership. It is therefore the substance of the new Commission’s policies that is now the issue at stake, not individual Commissioners.
What do we expect of the new Commission? We expect it to implement three priorities. Firstly, we hope it will complete enlargement. This was initiated but not carried through. Secondly, the Commission needs to maintain and develop the European Union’s solidarity and cohesion. Thirdly, it must develop the European Union’s eastern dimension. As I said, enlargement was carried out in formal terms, but has not been completed. The important point here is that the new Member States should achieve equal involvement in all dimensions of the EU’s policies, as well as full and equal rights, and that they should be treated equally.
The second priority, and one which is particularly important for the new Member States, is the European Union’s social and economic cohesion, something that flows from the ever-necessary principle of solidarity. The Commission’s most immediate task will be to convince the Council that the budget for the next seven years should correspond to the tasks entailed by EU enlargement. As you said in July, Mr Barroso, ‘you cannot have more Europe for less money’. We expect you to keep your word and support the budget proposals put forward by the Prodi Commission. This House will be on your side, Mr Barroso.
The third priority is the eastern dimension and the new neighbourhood policy., We expect you to take a proactive approach to this policy, Mr Barroso. We need a policy which is generous but not permissive, which is demanding but effective, a policy which exports the European model of democracy and a market economy, a policy which opposes violations of the principles of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, a policy which promotes civil society and honest and free elections in Belarus and Ukraine, and an open-door policy for the European ambitions of a democratic Ukraine.
In conclusion, we support your Commission, Mr Barroso. Trusting that it will focus on these priorities, we hope it will be a strong Commission and that you will be a strong leader."@en1
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