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"Mr President, Mr Van Rompuy, Mr Šefčovič, firstly, on the question of form, Mr Van Rompuy, it was customary for the President of Parliament to take the floor, but, in the minutes, in the record, there is no mention of a speech being made by him. Was he not invited, or is this an error in the minutes? I wanted to know your thoughts. I also wanted to say to you again how much Parliament – or, at least, some of us – appreciate your being able to come here and prepare for the European Council meetings, instead of sending the Council, which is not a member of the European Council. You said that you were not a dictator; you are a democrat of distinction. You are not a spectator; you said, ‘I am a facilitator’. Mr Van Rompuy, be a political actor, and come and look for political support here; we will give it to you. I should now like to discuss a variety of subjects, the first of which is agriculture. I should like to thank you, Mr Van Rompuy, for having corrected, together with the Heads of State or Government, an unfortunate omission in the European Commission document, since the latter did not mention agriculture, and you were right to add one of the European Union’s main historic policies, namely agriculture, which is a factor in the well-being of the European people. Secondly, I do not believe that the 2020 document instils enough ambition in the European Union as a global actor, especially when it comes to international trade. As representatives on the international stage, we shall have to demand reciprocity for our partners. I am pleased that, together with President Obama, we have obtained reciprocity in relation to the EADS project for supply aircraft. I also suggest, Mr Van Rompuy, that you combine your political influence with that of President Buzek so that we may invite President Obama to come and address our European Parliament. If he cannot come, then perhaps his Vice-President, Joe Biden, can. I should like to conclude by proposing that we introduce, now that we have decided on European solidarity, a macroeconomic and financial information system for the public sector – at Member State and European Union level – that is certified by the Court of Auditors, so that we may have a reliable set of data at European Union level."@en1
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