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"My heartfelt thanks for the ambitious plans that you have laid out for the coming six months. I can tell you that we have high expectations of you, as you have had the reputation right from the very beginning of having gone into bat for European integration and for our European values. It is important that the solutions that we put forward and that you are working on to get us out of this economic crisis reinforce our social market economy.
It is also important that these solutions do not only benefit our citizens today and tomorrow, but also provide for our children’s future. It is therefore so very important to continue to build towards a sustainable economy and towards preventing climate change. It is good that you give such a high priority to this in your programme. I sincerely hope that your efforts in these areas help to bring the Member States closer together and that, in the run-up to the Copenhagen Conference, you also manage to induce the biggest players on the world stage to really play their part in finding a solution to climate change.
Mr President, the social market economy is also important when it comes to sustainable government finances, since government deficits form a burden for future generations. It is therefore important to respect the Stability and Growth Pact and it is also good that you have said so expressly.
Mr President, it is ironic, but the financial crisis has brought Iceland closer to the European Union. I hope that the Swedish Presidency is welcoming towards Iceland, but that it is also strict in ensuring that Iceland complies with the requirements for accession and that it meets the obligations relating to European legislation and towards the Member States."@en1
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