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"Mr President, external action in 2009 should be marked by two fundamental facts: firstly the entry into force of the new Treaty which, on the one hand, establishes a new institutional framework in which, President of the Commission, Parliament will want to play its rightful role and, on the other hand, the External Action Service, which should, in our opinion, take up residence in the Commission and not be gobbled up by the Council.
Beyond this, the priorities presented by the Commission are correct: enlargement, relations with Russia on the basis of respect for human rights, and security of energy supply; the stabilisation and association policy in the Balkans and the case of Kosovo; the neighbourhood policy, with the Barcelona Process and the Mediterranean Union that will be presented by the French Presidency of the Union.
There is also the situation in Central Asia, with the conflicts in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mr President, we will see the development of relations with China, India and the Asian countries, which are correctly set out in the Commission’s proposal; the situation in the Middle East, in which the European Parliament unconditionally supported the Commission’s proposal at the Paris Conference.
In addition, there is the strategic partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and, last but not least, relations with Latin America, regarding which we hope that conclusions will be reached at the Lima Summit in time for Association Agreements to be made with Mercosur, the Andean Community and Central America.
President of the Commission, we need serious, effective and viable external action by the European Union, which needs to speak with one voice in international organisations. We cannot allow ourselves to be an International Red Cross destined to carry the cost of major contemporary crises. The European Union needs to carry weight on the international stage as a global player, in line with its economic, commercial, financial and industrial weight. President of the Commission, you have our support for this programme."@en1
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