Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-23-Speech-4-022"
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"Mr President, Mr Blair, thank you for a wonderfully committed speech. You are a terrific speaker, and you are very convincing. You would have been more credible, however, if you had presented the same European vision to your electorate at the last parliamentary elections you held. I see your Presidency as an historic challenge. In six months’ time, you can either transfer the Presidency to Austria, having unified Europe, or you can slam the door and leave Europe still more divided than it is at present. It is up to you. First and foremost, it is a question of putting the European agenda above national agendas. That is difficult and demands leadership, but it also requires will, and I hope that you have that will. Above all, you should now, moreover, as one of the leaders of the enlargement process, show solidarity towards our new Member States.
I am pleased that you attach a lot of importance to the Services Directive and that you will do a lot of work on removing the administrative difficulties. Precisely by creating a free market for services, we can give our people jobs and give consumers freedom of choice at fair and reasonable prices. I look forward to seeing, in six months’ time, that you have stood the test as Europe’s best leader. I shall then happily give you your examination certificate."@en1
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