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The decisions taken as part of the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 October 2008 are of strategic importance to Europe’s future. First of all, I welcome the discussions on the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. The European Union (EU) needs to implement the institutional reforms stipulated in the Treaty in order to guarantee that the organisation functions in an efficient, coherent manner which is more transparent to Europe’s citizens. It is therefore a main priority that the process for ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon continue and be completed as soon as possible in all 27 Member States.
Secondly, as rapporteur on regional cooperation in the Black Sea region and a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I would like to emphasise the importance of the foreign policy aspects. I would like to reiterate the urgency of developing a common European policy on energy, with the aim of promoting energy security and European unity, as well as of diversifying the energy supply through strong support for strategic projects like the Nabucco pipeline.
Last but not least, I welcome the decision to strengthen the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours, in this case the Republic of Moldova, through signing a new far-reaching cooperation agreement. Furthermore, the EU needs to continue to be actively involved in Georgia, as well as in resolving all the conflicts in the Black Sea region."@en1
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