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"Madam President, I would like to thank the President-in-Office of the Council for coming here today to outline the Czech presidency’s programme. However, I will draw attention to some issues that I hope your presidency can address.
Firstly, the motto you have chosen is ‘Europe without barriers’. I agree with the premise of this motto. It should especially hold true for European citizens who have the right to move and reside freely within the EU. I am the rapporteur on the application of the Free Movement Directive. Unfortunately, it seems that your motto is under threat from national authorities. The Commission has recently released a very disappointing report on the implementation of this directive. Given the directive’s improper transposition by Member States, I would hope that you will give this issue much more weight than is indicated by your programme in the area of freedom and security.
Secondly, in addition to some daunting issues that you will have to confront during your presidency – such as the continuing global financial crisis and energy security concerns – you will also have a large legislative burden. Therefore, I trust that you will employ all the necessary means to properly conclude the numerous outstanding reports before the end of the parliamentary mandate. In particular, expectations have been created for European citizens on price reduction for voice, SMS and data roaming. I hope that you will honour your commitment to reach a first reading agreement with my Roaming II report. Thank you, and I wish you the best of luck during your presidency."@en1
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