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"Mr President, Mr Zapatero, evaluation of the Spanish Presidency is of particular importance to us because it is the first Presidency under the new Treaty of Lisbon, and this is important for us, for example the Poles, because we are preparing for the Polish Presidency. I would like to ask if the state of affairs which has actually been achieved strengthens future presidencies or not. I have to say that, during the Presidency, what we had expected turned out to be the case – the Treaty of Lisbon, which was intended to support a strong Europe, in fact, leads to a weakening of the Community method. Unfortunately, during the Spanish Presidency, this was very clear, the best example being the weakening of Parliament’s role in building the 2020 strategy. The Spanish Presidency was involved in interesting work, including the very interesting meeting in Toledo on the role of cities, and this deserves to be recognised. However, for us MEPs from other Member States, it is very important to watch what is happening in Spain, too, because the Presidency is not only about leadership, but is also about leadership of the whole European Union. In relation to this, it is very important to us what the economic situation is like in Spain, including during the Presidency, as well as the arguments which are put forward. It is also important to us what model of social and civil affairs is being promoted by Spain, as well as how it defends the provisions of the treaty – which says that family matters are the sole and exclusive responsibility of the Member States. This is something which causes us very great concern."@en1
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