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"Mr President, the results in Bali were very meagre. It is clear to me that the whole of this preparatory process has been poorly organised, with poor leadership and, of course, a lack of political will on the part of the majority of players. What is most notable, I think, is the United States’s lack of interest in common solutions. This is in extreme contrast to the incredible pressure put on us by the United States precisely to seek common solutions in the fight against terrorism. I wonder why Washington does not see that these two issues are in some way interrelated.
After Bali, there is every reason to wonder what we are to do now. Four points strike me as being very important.
I appreciate that the poor countries are looking for more aid, more support and better trade regulations, but I believe it is very important also to realise that more money alone will not lead to sustainable development.
What we have to do – and I believe the EU can adopt a leading role in this area – is to review our own regulations. We must do away with subsidies that are harmful to the environment, ensure that market prices accurately reflect the full costs, and introduce norms and standards that necessarily make for greater efficiency in the way in which energy and materials are used.
We must also review policy in areas in which we know that we are at present, in actual fact, harming poor countries in particular. That applies to agricultural, trade and fisheries policies.
Finally, and as Mrs Wallström quite rightly pointed out, we must focus on a number of issues. If I were to choose just one of these, it would be the energy issue. We know that several billion people at present have no access to modern energy and, as long as that is the case, there can be no development. If, however, they were to obtain access to energy under conventional conditions, that would lead to major damage to the environment and climate. The EU will have to adopt a very radical and active approach in this area and ensure that we can develop forms of aid for solving this specific problem."@en1
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