Seanad debates
Thursday, 27 November 2003
Address by President of the European Parliament.
Two days ago the Italian Presidency published a document which this weekend will be considered at a conclave of Foreign Ministers in Naples. This document is a step in the direction of trying to close the debate, not to close it down but to arrive at a conclusion. We in the Parliament earnestly hope that the Italian Presidency will succeed in bringing closure to this before the Brussels summit in mid-December. I know from our extensive contacts with the Irish Presidency that should that not be the case, the Irish Presidency is able and willing to pick up those pieces. I hope that will not happen for one political reason. We know all the questions and delaying the answers by several weeks or months will not change the essential questions so now is the time to decide.
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