European Parliament
Staes (Verts/ALE ).
(NL)
Mr President, I would like to thank the Commissioner for his very detailed response. Although I gather that he very much appreciates the input of non-governmental organisations, I notice in my dealings with those organisations that there is still some doubt as to their actual influence. I note what the Commissioner is now stating in this connection. The preparations for the 2005 Tunis Summit are fully underway. I should like to invite the Commissioner to continue his dialogue with the non-governmental organisations. As the Commissioner is aware, we in the European Parliament have a meeting planned with a number of organisations as early as the beginning of March. He has been invited to this but is, unfortunately, unable to attend in person. I should like to invite his Cabinet, or members of his Cabinet, or of his staff, to attend this meeting, which will be held in this House on 1 March.

