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"The next item is the statements by the Council and the Commission on the outcome of the European Council of 11 and 12 December, together with the statement by the President-in-Office of the Council on the activity report of the French Presidency.
I would like to welcome very warmly the President of the European Council, the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Welcome to the European Parliament for the third time during the French Presidency!
I would also like to welcome very warmly the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, and the representatives of the Commission. I am pleased to see several Commissioners here today. A very warm welcome to you all!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is the job of the group chairmen and your job, if you are speaking on behalf of your group, to carry out an assessment. However, I would like first to make a few introductory remarks.
President Sarkozy, you took over the presidency during an eventful period when determined negotiation and action were needed. You have faced up to these challenges, including the problem of Georgia, the financial crisis, the economic difficulties and other problems. You are here in the Parliament for the third time in your role as President of the European Council, and you previously visited the Parliament and spoke to us before taking on the office of President of the European Council.
You have also held the Conference of Presidents in your official residence, the Élysée Palace, on several occasions and you invited the Commission and the Parliament to the capital of your country for an impressive celebration on 1 July, the day on which you took over the presidency, which was also an inspiring demonstration of your determination to unite Europe.
We met again in Paris on 13 and 14 July. On 13 July the occasion was the Mediterranean Summit called to found the Union for the Mediterranean. On 11 November, 90 years after the end of the First World War, you also invited us to a remembrance service in Verdun.
All of these occasions are expressions of your appreciation of the European Parliament. I would like to thank you very warmly for this. Now I would ask you to speak to the European Parliament."@en1
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