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The EU has everything in place to be an important player on the international stage; not in the way that some would wish, but certainly an important body in international relations.
This idea came from the European Neighbourhood Policy – in both formal and substantive terms – given that, in my view, it is close to home that the EU can and should play its main role on the international stage. Whilst I am in favour of greater enlargement, I am also aware of the finite nature of the process and of the fact that, come what may, it will always be necessary to develop policy aimed at promoting a vast area of peace, stability and prosperity around us. This is both a geo-strategic necessity and a moral obligation.
I therefore feel it is vitally important for Parliament to keep a close eye on this policy – and the corresponding financial framework – because this is one area in which it is possible to translate words into action. The Mediterranean experience may not augur well, but there have been other, more positive, experiences, and we should be drawing on those."@en1
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