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"Mr President, I welcome the Prime Minister to where it all started for her. Allow me to address the Prime Minister in English, as I intend to compliment her and her government, and the last time I complimented Commissioner Reding in this plenary, it was translated as criticism. Therefore, as the Prime Minister is not used to me complimenting her, I want to avoid any misunderstandings, because the message is also for this House. I want to compliment the Danish Government on three things. I want to compliment you on having listened to this House in drawing up your priorities, and on sticking to what is already on the table. This makes for a Presidency programme which is ambitious yet pragmatic. It shows that you have clearly understood your role as an honest broker. And finally, you and your ministers have done your homework and have been extremely industrious, with a high number of preliminary talks with Parliament. Thank you for that. I am sure you will get the support you have asked for today. But, before the Prime Minister gets carried away by all these compliments, I had better ask a few critical questions. Firstly, how will the Prime Minister navigate the emerging minefield of new intergovernmental agreements and avoid European disunity? Secondly, what is the Danish position on a ‘Tobin tax’, which – according to the Commission’s latest figures – could cost around 130 000 jobs? Lastly, we are currently discussing family reunification rules and the Commission’s Green Paper. Now that Parliament’s President, Mr Schulz, has withdrawn his earlier critique of the 24-year rule, will the Prime Minister seize this opportunity to start working for an EU-wide 24-year rule? Those are my questions. Prime Minister, I wish you the best of luck in the Presidency."@en1
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