European Parliament
Maes (Verts/ALE ).
(NL)
Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, a moment ago, our President reminded us of Jean Monnet and his words:
‘We are not united states, we are united people’. I should like to change this to: ‘We are united peoples’.
Yesterday, we welcomed ten new countries, and ten new flags of ten new Member States are now outside. Today, I should like to call your attention to the flags of the regions and nations that were not fortunate enough to become a state. The course of history has decided that at present, some big countries are being accompanied ...

