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Wed 11 Nov 2002Cox welcomes accession states to a debate in European ParliamentEU: As enlargement negotiations approach a conclusion, 200 members of national parliaments from countries seeking EU membership attended the European Parliament for an unprecedented Europe-wide debate yesterday. Most of those who spoke did so in their national language.Welcoming the accession-state participants, the President of the Parliament and Independent MEP for Munster, Mr Pat Cox said: "I am deeply touched by your presence and by this moment, imbued as it is with the feeling that your time has come.