European Parliament
A6-0191/2006
Ieke van den Burg (PSE ). –
Mr President, I would like to clarify the content of Amendment 2. It is not, as Mr Langen said, a criticism of the Commission. We in our group have always said that we support the Commission in dealing with the Treaty and the protocols to the Treaty. This amendment – which was tabled by the ALDE Group and which we are supporting – it is stated that we regret the negative recommendation issued to Lithuania. This is not a criticism of the Commission. We regret that it has been like it is and we have some critical remarks on the criteria in the text, which are supported by everyone.
(Mixed reactions)

