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"An outstanding performance, Mr Verhovstadt. If I were a judge in a figure-skating competition, I would give very good marks for artistic performance, but less on the technical aspect.
You wondered and even asked a question as to why the citizens of Europe do not trust the European Union. I can give you the example of Slovakia and the new Member States: we had to meet very strict criteria for full membership. We have been full members for two years now, and you can see whether the ideals of the European Union have been fulfilled. Restrictions on free movement, transitional periods limit employment opportunities; the Services Directive has not been adopted, inadequate and incomplete access to health services, etcetera. Is it possible for one of the founding Member States, France, not to support the Constitutional Treaty, with Strasbourg being the seat of the European Parliament and the former French president, Valéry Giscard d´Estaing, chairing the Convention to draw up the constitutional treaty? All of these are questions in which our citizens see a disparity between words and deeds. Have you thought about the real situation as regards meeting the targets of the Lisbon Strategy?
Mr. Prime Minister, I ask you, wake up! We are already half-way through the period, and we should have had results by now. It is too late in the day to speak about what should have been done. At least say in your closing speech what needs to be done now, what needs to be done tomorrow, and what needs to be done in a month’s time."@en1
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