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"Madam President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, we spoke a great deal at Göteborg about sustainable development, a fashionable, but woolly concept if there ever was one. There is no doubt that we must praise the Member States’ determination to introduce concerns about public health and the environment into all the policies imposed by Brussels. It certainly is high time to do so, following mad cow disease and the foot-and-mouth epidemic.
On the other hand, the determination to present the Kyoto Protocol and the forthcoming global pact as a panacea is absolute tomfoolery. It is a deal designed for fools, and Europe is the only party at the table – another instance where the white man is allowing himself to be accused of single-handedly destroying the whole planet. Neither China nor India will be taking part, because they gain from development, growth and industrialisation. The US is taking a similar approach, at a time when growth is slowing down against a background of increased international competition.
My second point is that you do not voice any criticism to condemn the violent demonstrations that rocked the summit. It is a shame that these tones of indignation are forgotten when it comes to condemning the violence and insecurity that affect millions of our citizens on a daily basis.
The governments of Europe particularly the French government are not even capable of protecting their own people. Their immigration policy, the culture of making excuses, defending the rights of hooligans in the name of human rights, the abolition of the death penalty are all factors which encourage crime, which are favoured over pointing the finger at a handful of left-wing protesters, which, moreover, Mr Barón Crespo rather curiously called fascists unless Mr Barón Crespo had wanted to acknowledge that fascism had found its origins in socialism, all his leaders having been socialist leaders before becoming fascist leaders.
Lastly, it is scandalous that the totalitarian instincts of the European institutions do not offend anyone. Only here could we want to systematically force people back to the ballot box when the result of a vote is not the desired outcome. In 1992, Denmark gave in under threat but Austria quite rightly refused to do so. The Irish people must resist – their ‘no’ vote
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has sounded the death knell of the Treaty of Nice. All the people who have not been consulted and who will not be consulted due to a fear of them voting against are lending them their solidarity."@en1
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