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"Mr President, Mr Šefčovič, ladies and gentlemen, discussing the work programme of the European Commission is not merely a formality. It is a way of attracting the attention of European citizens and of signposting to the European Commission areas in which it can be supported by the members of this House.
I will dwell on a few specific topics. The coming year will be especially important for the presence of the EU on the global stage. Externally, we should see an increasingly more effective European External Action Service, which cannot gain strength without the support of the European Commission as a whole.
As far as enlargement policy is concerned, we would like the Commission to make use of the new energy generated in 2010. We are calling on the Commission to help Croatia to meet the remaining requirements to bring accession negotiations to as early a successful conclusion as possible in 2011. As far as the progress of Chapter 23 is of particular importance to us, we expect the Commission to report to Parliament on how the talks have progressed in the first quarter of 2011.
The other candidate state, which the Commission must monitor with particular attention, is Turkey. We expect Turkey to be encouraged to speed up fulfilment of its undertakings in the negotiations process after the 2011 elections and to start work on a new constitution with particular emphasis on fundamental citizens’ rights and freedoms.
We also urge the Commission to regularly inform the European Parliament on the position drafting process for Serbia’s application for EU membership.
We hope that the European neighbourhood policy review concludes with a proposal for appropriate corrections ensuring coherence between policy aims and financial instruments which guarantee these aims. In this, the Commission will be able to count on the support of the European Parliament. Our objectives in the Europe 2020 strategy must reflect our policy towards neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean as well as the East. Thank you, and I wish you success in your work over the coming year."@en1
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