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"Mr President, I have read with great interest the work programme for 2005, with its fine headings of ‘prosperity’, ‘solidarity’ and ‘security’, about which a great deal can be said. Being the coordinator of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats for development cooperation, it was with that in mind that I read the programme. The programme rightly notes that the European Union is responsible not only for the peace, prosperity and well-being of people in the European Union itself, but also has a responsibility with regard to the rest of the world, particularly the poorest countries. Five years ago, we in the European Union, together with other countries, adopted the so-called millennium objectives, which set out how we want to meet that responsibility. World poverty was to be halved by 2015, everyone was at least to enjoy basic education, the position of women was to be improved, the fight against AIDS stepped up and sustainable development promoted.
Although we have fallen behind on achieving those objectives, they are still realistic. The European Union is doing a great deal, but much is yet to be done, especially in the areas of cohesion, cooperation and coordination. Those millennium objectives will not be achieved unless the international community, unless we in the European Union, considerably improve the quality of our aid. Resources can, and should, be deployed more effectively. At last week’s meeting of our Committee, Mr Sachs, of the UN’s millennium project challenged us with regard to the role of the European Union in the world, to which the work programme also makes reference. The European Union is still the largest donor, and the challenge is also to be the largest player on the stage in terms of vision, cohesion and leadership. In the area of development cooperation, too, there are very, very great challenges to be faced. I would call on the Commission to give this further careful consideration."@en1
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