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"I welcome the President of Poland to the European Parliament with all the more pleasure because this is now his second visit to our Parliament. He made his first visit only a few days after being elected President in free elections.
Ladies and gentlemen, President Komorowski is, in fact, one of us. He was a Member of Parliament in Poland for many years, and served as Deputy Marshal and then Marshal of the Sejm. He also shares the system of values which we in the European Parliament consider to be of the greatest importance: the liberty of every individual, democracy and building a sound economy which has a human face. These are President Komorowski’s most important personal maxims and convictions.
In the time when Poland was still not an independent country, he published and printed underground literature. He was also interned under martial law. Immediately after the liberation of Poland, he took up the first of a series of important functions in the state administration. He served as Undersecretary of State in several governments, and was also Minister for National Defence in the government which it was my privilege to lead. I should also add that President Komorowski and I are united by a friendship which is both political and personal.
Ladies and gentlemen, at a time of fears over demographic change in our continent, it is also worth mentioning that President Komorowski has resisted this and is the father of five children.
Of course, as you can see, this has not hindered him in his political career – all these things can be combined.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are very interested in what the President of Poland has to say, particularly because we are currently going through a period of difficulty. President Komorowski is the Head of State of the Member State which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is in the interests of us all that we overcome our difficulties, and today we expect the Polish Presidency to send out good and constructive signals about solving Europe’s many problems.
Mr President, please take the floor."@en1
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