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"Mr President, Mr Van Rompuy, Mr Barroso, I agree with you on something that I think must be said, that, at last Thursday’s meeting, the European Council did take some very important decisions that were unthinkable only four months ago. I think that we have to have the courage to say this. I think that, as has always been the case in its history, crises get Europe moving. This crisis which, as you said, is very significant and very serious, has resulted in a series of decisions and a series of paths being explored which are extremely important for European integration. Incidentally, one of the decisions that was taken at this European Council meeting – which is not insignificant even though it has not been mentioned – is the decision to reform the treaty and to convene an intergovernmental conference to reform Protocol 36 to the Treaty of Lisbon. This means, ladies and gentlemen, that an agreement has been made to incorporate 18 new Members into this House and that 12 Member States are going to have the right to fairer representation than we have at the moment. In this context, I would like to highlight how significant it is that the Council has taken a decision to increase the number of Members in this House and that this very day, if I have not been informed incorrectly, the intergovernmental conference has taken this decision of the 27. I congratulate you, Mr Van Rompuy, on this decision, and I urge you to promote the ratification by the 27 Member States of this decision that gives Parliament more adequate representation and 18 new Members the right to represent their European citizens."@en1
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