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"Mr President, I am speaking here as our group coordinator in the Committee on Development. It will therefore not surprise you that I wish to congratulate the Commission on emphasising prosperity, solidarity, security, freedom and strengthening Europe in the world.
All these things are directly relevant to the situation in poor countries. Poverty, war and instability in developing countries have a direct impact on our continent. Showing solidarity and support for poor countries is not only in the interest of these countries but in the interest of Europe itself. It is only by cooperating with poor countries that adequate solutions to problems such as migration, energy and climate change can be found. Indeed, as the Commissioner says, a comprehensive and coherent approach is needed at once.
Mr President, it is precisely in this context that it is so important for Europe and Africa to work together towards a joint EU-Africa strategy for Africa’s development. This will be defined at the Africa summit in Lisbon in December. I hope that it will be a good example of a new way of cooperating.
As regards the effectiveness of our policy, I firmly believe in the importance of quality control and impact assessment, and the need to cut red tape. I hope that in this way Parliament and the Commission can work well together and that the Commission will therefore keep us apprised of the situation in a regular and timely fashion, as indeed it should."@en1
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