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". I would like to state my agreement with the convening of the Conference, which, within the framework of the conclusions of the European Council of 21-22 June this year, is due to draft amendments to the treaties in force. This will mark an end to the long transition phase during which the Union has experienced, in addition to lost illusions, ideals reaffirmed and hopes renewed. One thing is certain: the attempt to break the monopoly on political legitimacy possessed by the nation states – a legacy of the 17th-century Treaty of Westphalia – has failed. The Europe that can be glimpsed – that of the Euro-realists – must be able to prove that a Union of sovereign states is capable of acting effectively through the expression of a common will. If this is not the case, Europe will have to give up for a long time its hopes of playing an important role in international relations and in the balance between the major powers. I welcome the strengthening of the ways in which our Assembly participates in the work of the Conference and I hope that, for transparency’s sake, the results of that work are published, including in the form of a provisional consolidated version of the treaties. The Europe of the peoples and nations is taking shape. My firm wish is that, with this future in prospect, the conference does not disappoint us."@en1

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