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"Above all, I would like to thank everyone for this fascinating debate, for the lively reactions and the serious reflections. The presence and statements of both Commissioners and the presence of numerous Commission staff show that this new Parliament and this new Commission are going to work together closely and well on the matter of further development of the common market.
The common market is one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, and I would like to express my thanks for the positive reactions to the proposals which I have included in my report. To fellow Members who are socialists and are worried about paragraph 10 – the ‘internal market test’ – I would like to remind you that, firstly, this is nothing new. This proposal was adopted by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection as long ago as 2003 and is part of the internal market strategy. We should not be afraid of it. The test does not threaten any of the European Union’s social achievements. After all, a moment ago, we heard here from the Commissioner that the European Commission evaluates new directives from the social, economic and ecological point of view, and so there is no need to panic. What we are all concerned about is that the common market should develop further, and we are also concerned to ensure that protectionism does not creep into the European Commission.
European integration will develop only when the citizens are aware and active, and public institutions are competent, effective and citizen-friendly. In this report, I have proposed a number of solutions so that you – fellow Members – can engage your electorate effectively and well in the process of European integration and, in this case, by actually strengthening the common market, increase their share in the common market, that great success of the European Union. We must continue to develop instruments which will help in development of the common market. The simultaneous publication of the four reports is a very important element, as is better coordination and better transposition of legislation. We should not react negatively to the word ‘market’. In the part of the world which I come from, we could not use this market for many decades, and we know what that led to.
Finally, we are reminding the citizens that at the heart of the common market are the four freedoms, and this is stressed in my report. It is extremely important not to limit the freedoms of this market, to help the citizens make increasing and fuller use of these freedoms and to develop them, and not to spoil anything we have achieved so far."@en1
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