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"Mr President-elect of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, in relation to the Commission presented to Parliament, there are several points that I am pleased about. I should like to refer to one in particular. That is the choice of seasoned and experienced personalities, as we have seen in the enormous majority of hearings before Parliament, including the hearing that I attended in the Committee on Transport for Commissioner Jacques Barrot. I make no secret, however, of the fact, Mr President-designate, that certain issues have yet to be dealt with.
Mr Barroso, you organised the Azores Summit for President Bush and today, eighteen months after the start of the war, that war has not yet ended. We are unfortunately aware of the number of victims it claims every day: I would like to know your views on that matter today.
The second point that should be considered, and which has just been mentioned, is the reshuffle of the Commission. Reshuffle; that is a fine word, since it has changed little. Do you not fear, Mr Barroso, that by appointing as Commissioner for competition a person who, whatever their qualities, which have been highlighted, will be at constant risk of conflicting interests. Do you not fear that the decisions that your Commission will have to take in such a sensitive area as competition will be permanently in question?
The third and last point, which is particularly close to my heart, is the case of Turkey, and everyone here knows your views on the subject. In our view, Turkey, as we have said many times, should not become a member of the European Union, and there are many reasons for this. I will mention just one, however: its accession would put an end to the Community project. By enlarging ad infinitum, the Union will soon become an enormous free trade area or a classic international organisation, and will therefore lose all of its individual nature.
For several years, Mr Barroso, our group – and I did so myself in November 2002 – has been calling for a privileged partnership between the European Union and Turkey. Are you open to that third option, which would resolve the dilemma between accession and exclusion?
As you can see, Mr President-designate, certain questions remain and we hope that this debate will serve to reassure us this evening."@en1
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