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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the fact is that now, nothing much should stand in the way of the common European foreign policy that is so urgently needed. Indeed, all that is necessary is for our proposals in relation to the choice of personnel and Financial Regulation to be accepted and for some Heads of Government and foreign ministers finally to subordinate their vanities and national sensitivities to the common interest. Otherwise, we will find ourselves with very little influence in a changing world with strong new players.
I welcome the fact that, thanks to our pressure, human rights will play a decisive role and that responsibility for development policy and neighbourhood policy will remain with the Commission. It really does not matter to me from which Member States the staff of the European External Action Service are drawn. Specialist suitability and quality are the decisive criteria, not whether the candidates are native speakers of Polish, French or German. The key issue is that they are committed to the European project and not to their own national governments.
Baroness Ashton, you have already achieved a great deal. Keep up the good work. This is what our citizens expect from you. I promise you can rely on our constructive and critical cooperation. Good luck!"@en1
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