rself.
In that sense I should like to reassure Mr Mauro from the PPE-DE Group. I, a Liberal, shall be voting against your Commission precisely because you have not replaced the Liberal Mrs Kroes. Neither does the replacement of Mr Buttiglione by Mr Frattini appear satisfactory to us, despite the indubitable professional capabilities that we recognise in Commissioner Frattini. However, it is precisely these professional capabilities, which he has put at the disposal of the Prime Minister of Italy to draw up a law on conflict of interest in a truly partisan way, that make us uneasy.
I shall therefore vote against the Barroso Commission, through lack of confidence, in the sincere hope that I may be able to change my mind in future. 
Coelho (PPE-DE ).
    Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Barroso, firstly, congratulations. In the last week of October, there were people who did not understand – and indeed criticised – your decision to postpone the vote on the Commission. You deserve congratulations because you were right and because everyone now acknowledges that you were right.
The European ideal and the Community process require an effective relationship between its Commission and Parliament. You rightly referred to this as positive complicity. It is in our common interest and we must build this to last permanently. You have made your intentions clear in recent weeks, so it is now up to us to make our intentions clear by voting resoundingly in favour of the Commission of which you are President.
Accordingly, we need a strong Commission that shows authority and legitimacy. The challenges ahead of us make this a necessity. We are looking to you and to your Commission to defend the Community spirit. We are looking to you to strengthen economic and social cohesion. There will be no common project if there is an increase in inequality and imbalance. We are looking to you to ensure that adequate funding is available. It does not make sense to ask the Commission for more responsibilities and activities withou