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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I wish to address three issues in this, my final speech.
I shall first deal with the very important matter of development, and in particular with the agreement that has come to light in the Council on the EU’s policy on development and development aid. I shall go on to look into what can be concluded from this debate, and then address the UK Presidency directly.
With regard to development, I should like to correct something that Mr Martinez Martinez said. I said in my first speech, in the clearest terms, that I was very proud of the Commission’s contribution towards achieving the consensus on development aid policy that clearly exists between the Commission, Parliament and the Council. Indeed, I went further, and said that the Commission will fulfil its role of checking whether the Member States are honouring their commitments on development aid, and of keeping the public informed on this matter.
I therefore wish to state categorically that we are committed to an ambitious development aid policy, that the Commission is responsible for pursuing this policy, and that we wish to continue to work with Parliament and the Council in such a way that the EU continues to lead the way, on the international stage, in providing aid for countries most in need of our solidarity.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, beyond the occasionally sharp words uttered by the speakers during this sitting, it is in fact a deep sense of concern that has been expressed on the eve of an extremely important date for the Union.
This concern comes in the face of a lack of ambition which is, to all intents and purposes, hindering the necessary modernisation of our economies."@en1
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