Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-17-Speech-2-176"
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"en.20080617.35.2-176"2
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"I am taking this opportunity – which is so precious for myself and for my country, Slovakia – to say thank you to all the Members who voted for Slovakia’s accession to the eurozone.
I am glad that all the Slovak Members managed to persuade the European Parliament, with the help of the balanced report by our colleague, Mr David Casa, that Slovakia belongs in the successful ‘e’ club. It is up to Slovakia now, and particularly the Government of the Slovak Republic, to continue to take strict macro-economic steps and continue with restrictive fiscal policies, so as to be able to comply with the Maastricht criteria in the future as well. Slovakia’s accession to the eurozone is also a signal for other Member States to continue with their reforms and meet the Maastricht criteria.
Today I want to make use of the floor to thank the Slovak citizens, who put their lives at stake when helping to bring down the Iron Curtain in 1989, and those who understood the importance of the reforms, though it was not always easy. It is because of them that the Slovak people can build a strong Slovakia in a strong Europe today."@en1
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