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"Mr President, Mr Aznar, you proposed the objective "more Europe” for your Presidency.
Today we have the result of less Europe in terms of solidarity, with immigration being confused with crime and many Spaniards forgetting that, not so many years ago, they were forced to be immigrants in order to find the means to live.
Less Europe in terms of reunification, with the failure to comply with the deadlines set in Nice for enlargement; less Europe in terms of democracy, with the European Council gaining in power, the power of the executives standing above Parliament; less Europe in terms of economic stability, with the previously agreed plan being made more flexible; less Europe in terms of foreign policy, with a Bush plan for the Middle East that ignores Europe’s position; less Europe in terms of participation, due to the Autonomous Regions being prevented from taking part in your Presidency, which was in contrast with the regular presence of the Belgian regions.
And the only area in which you have promoted more Europe is in penalties and punishments for the poor countries that are the origin of immigration. The same thing that has been done in Spain with unemployment benefits or in the case of the conflict in the Basque Country, imposition and repression.
At least the other European leaders improved on what you did in time and your overall proposal for penalties, as well as your Presidency, ultimately failed."@en1
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