Ivo Strejček (PPE-DE). – (CS) Allow me to elaborate a little on the debate held here a few minutes ago.

It was said many times that we, meaning the European Union, must pursue a single and common approach when dealing with the United States. This is what the whole issue seems to be about as far as most speakers are concerned. It is not about individual benefits for individual members of individual Member States: it is about a common anti-American policy.

Let me tell you that for the overall majority of Czech citizens the visa waiver programme represents the symbolic final touch to the historic occasion of our return to the fold of democratic countries. I also want to assure you that the process of visa waiver ratification by the Czech Parliament will be much quicker than the process of ratifying the Lisbon Treaty.