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"Mr President, I would like to begin by emphasising that Belgium assumed the rotating Presidency in a situation that was difficult not only on the internal political scene, but also, of course, on a global scale.
I cannot therefore ascribe all of the failures of the Union to Belgium. On the contrary, I would like to say that Belgium made an excellent job of handling the trialogue between the Commission, the Council and Parliament.
With Belgium at the helm, progress was made in the important area of banking sector supervision and regulation – at least in part. In October, negotiations were completed on the regulation of hedge funds, share firms and rating agencies.
I could imagine some even more ambitious measures in this area, but I think that Belgium succeeded in coordinating at least the things that were possible, and to achieve at least some progress.
The area of international relations was also exceptionally important. The Union formulated its diplomatic service, and here, too, Belgium showed herself to be a skilful mediator.
I would like to end by congratulating Belgium and expressing my thanks for her Presidency, and also expressing the certain hope that Hungary will follow the example of your Presidency."@en1
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