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Mr President, I indeed believe that at a time when the people of France are debating the Constitutional Treaty, the signal to send out is not one of scepticism with regard to enlargement. Enlargement of the European Union is not a constraint. It is a project. It is a common desire. And it is for that reason in particular that, today, we must vote. I believe that that does not justify a postponement. Let everyone reach a decision in line with his or her beliefs, for or against, but surely not in favour of a postponement.
There is, however, another argument, which is very powerful. I have heard many Members say during the debates that they fear that our Parliament will be signing a blank cheque today or giving its last word on the matter. As a matter of fact, we have had, through an exchange of letters between yourself, Mr President, the President of the European Council and the President of the Commission, every guarantee that our Parliament will be fully involved in all of the future decisions to be taken, and we know that there is the possibility of invoking the safeguard clause. I therefore believe that all Members can vote today both with knowledge of the facts and with full peace of mind, because this Parliament will play its full role in the procedure that will follow between now and 1 January 2007. I therefore call, in turn, for the rejection of this postponement."@en1
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