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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110622.16.3-190-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Íñigo Méndez De Vigo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2009-07-16--2011-12-22)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2011-12-22)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2009-07-14--2011-12-22)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2009-09-16--2011-12-22)3 member; ECON (2009-07-16--2011-12-22)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, when I first entered this House 20 years ago, this debate would not have taken place, because this House was a consultative parliament at the time, and many of us have battled over the last 20 years to make it what it is today, a co-legislator parliament. However, when one co-legislates, one must be responsible. It is an exercise in responsibility that is now in need. A part of this House has adopted the old May 1968 slogan, according to which it is realistic to demand the impossible. Obviously, if one demands the impossible, it ultimately becomes impossible to agree on anything. The Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) has not negotiated with any individual groups. We have negotiated with all the groups. However, we have only reached agreements with those that were ready to do so. Mr President, it is my belief that much progress has undeniably been made with the Commission’s proposal, the Council’s position and what is now on the table – which will be put to the vote tomorrow – if they are examined objectively. This is the real controversy or dilemma that we will have to resolve tomorrow. At the end of his fruitful existence, Miguel de Cervantes said that there were moments in life when one must choose whether to be a road or an inn. By being an inn, Cervantes meant lying still, complaining that one is ignored and remaining static. Being a road means moving forward, overcoming obstacles, knowing that not all has been achieved, that the road is probably not the one we would like to be walking on, but going on walking all the same. This is what I believe this House should do tomorrow: walk on, resolve the differences we still have with the Council, but look towards a time when the crisis is hitting all Europeans. It is not responsible at this juncture to say ‘I am not happy with this, goodbye, have a nice day’. Responsibility means walking. Therefore, Mr President, I think that in tomorrow’s vote we will convene another meeting with the Council to be held in July. As another poet used to say – Mr Sosa Wagner has quoted a German poet, I will quote a French one, Paul Valéry – poems are never finished, they are simply abandoned. We will abandon the end result until July, and I hope that the Hungarian Presidency, which has proved so successful, will also be able to reach an agreement that satisfies everyone. Thank you, Mr President, and may I point out that this is the first time in 20 years that the clock has erred in my favour, giving me more time."@en1
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