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At the forthcoming European Summit in Gothenburg, the Fifteen will most probably demonstrate once again that they are unable to build a democratic and social Europe. Entrenched in its inability to sustain a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, Europe will continue to stand by and watch the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people without being able to enforce UN Resolutions 242 and 338 or insist that the settlements are dismantled.
A few months ahead of the introduction of the euro, Europe will prove equally unable to intervene to prevent the dictatorship of the markets, letting transnational trusts like Marks [amp] Spencer or Danone dismiss thousands of employees while amassing profits of several million euros. We need European legislation that prohibits market-based dismissals, just as we need to introduce a tax on capital movements and to abolish tax havens.
What is more, however, following the failure of the Treaty of Nice, the Fifteen will continue to promote a Europe that is geared entirely to liberalism by continuing to privatise the public services and calling the systems of social protection into question.
Ireland’s recent rejection of this treaty shows, once again, that Europe cannot be built without the consent of its people. We need to hold referendums on the future of Europe and we need to review and amend the Charter of Fundamental Rights. We urgently need to reduce the democratic deficit between the citizens and their representatives. In Gothenburg, the future of Europe will be played out not in palaces turned into bunkers but on the streets, with the progressive forces."@en1
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