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The Commission is convinced that the moment has come to make full use of the possibilities offered by the current Treaties and particularly bridging clauses. That will set in place the conditions necessary for reaching our goals in the interim period before the entry into force of the Constitutional Treaty.
However, the Commission can confirm that it is on the whole ready to contribute to the debate on the use of the bridging clauses as shown by covering this matter in the political review of the Hague Programme presented on 28 June. Initial reactions from the vast majority of Member States have been very positive, and it came out from the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers of 27 and 28 May that most Member States endorse the Commission’s approach as anticipated in the communication of 10 May on the future of Europe.
This determination to make progress was confirmed by the June 2006 European Council conclusions, which call upon the incoming Finnish Presidency to explore, in close cooperation with the Commission, the possibility of improving decision-making and action in the area of freedom, justice and security, on the basis of existing treaties.
However, this is clearly an issue that needs to be carefully prepared at the highest political level. The Commission welcomes the intention of the Finnish Presidency to have an in-depth debate as the logical next step.
The Commission is convinced that Parliament will help to stimulate this debate as usual in institutional matters. I know that President Borrell has recently again encouraged the Commission to take such a way forward. I am convinced that it is a matter of the utmost importance for the Parliament and a unique opportunity to bring freedom, security and justice matters closer to the citizens, thus increasing the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the legislative process.
You will probably know that just yesterday the Prime Minister of Finland confirmed, at our meeting in Helsinki, his full determination and the determination of the Finnish Presidency to hold further discussions, starting with the informal Council of Interior Ministers, which will take place in Tampere at the end of the September."@en1
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