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"Mr President, I thought my speaking time had been extended by one minute, but you many want to check this out while I am talking. Mr High Representative, Commissioner, Mr President, at the beginning of this debate, we were given a breathtaking overview of the events of the past 30 days. I should like to congratulate Mr Solana and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, as well as the presidency, for their unrelenting commitment to dealing with the disasters that have struck and all those painful events. I should also like to join in congratulating the EU’s election observation missions in general and those who have been active in the Palestinian regions in particular, for their job must have been particularly difficult.
I think that we could draw two lessons from the summary which Mr Solana presented to us. The first lesson is that the European Union can only be effective when united. I was therefore delighted to hear the day before yesterday that the General Affairs Council had reached a unanimous decision in connection with the conditions under which further financial support could be granted to the Palestinian Authority. I was also very pleased to hear that the four parties had held an emergency meeting that very evening. Imagine the implications if one Head of Government had stated one thing, another Minister had said something else and a third Prime Minister had brought a different message altogether.
It is obvious that this would have been very pernicious, but that did not happen, and I hope that things are going to stay that way. Needless to say, we need unanimity across all the dossiers. Sufficient funds must also be made available. I am not as confident as the Commissioner that provision will be made for this in the financial perspectives 2007-2013. Like her, I would like to stress that sufficient flexibility must be displayed. Finally, I agree that, insofar as the High Representative, the Commissioner and the President-in-Office of the Council involve Parliament in their activities on a regular basis, they will be able to count on our continued support."@en1
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