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"as we shall now have to get used to saying – on behalf of the ECR Group, let me offer you my full congratulations on your election as President of this Parliament and let me also thank Jerzy Buzek for all the work that he has done over the last two-and-a-half years. I have only had the pleasure of working with him for the last few weeks, but certainly he has been an extremely able and competent President and will be an extremely hard act for you to follow.
Mr Schulz, you told
magazine just last week that apparently, people are tired of decisions being made behind closed doors. I have to agree with that statement, but it is not without a certain irony given the manner of your election. You had a good majority here this morning; however, your victory was not overwhelming, as I am sure you will have observed. Let me also thank Diana Wallis and my colleague, Nirj Deva, for turning this into an election rather than a coronation. They should both be very proud of the efforts that they have made to have a full debate about the office of President, about what it should involve, and how it should be conducted. Mr Deva obviously fought the election in his typical low-profile manner and we are certainly very pleased with the way that he proceeded!
Nevertheless, Mr President, you are in the Chair now and we wish you well over your next 30 months in office. From our group, you can expect courtesy, you can expect respect for your office, and we will work constructively with you despite our obvious political differences.
I did not agree with many of the statements that you made this morning, but that is a debate we will have on many other occasions, I am sure. That is the nature of democracy: we all respect each others’ points of view even when we differ. I hope that you will treat all groups equally, and all Members equally and with great respect for the elected office that they hold, whatever the section of this House that they come from.
Your first major engagement will be representing this House at the European Council meeting in a couple of weeks’ time. I am sure that all the Heads of Government and Presidents are greatly looking forward to hearing what you have to say – after all, they have not heard from many Socialists round the Council table recently, so I am sure they will be pleased to have your reflection on these issues. In that meeting, and in all other meetings that you have to conduct as President, I would like to wish you all the best for your term in office."@en1
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