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"Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, regarding the conclusions of the European Council, I would like to take the liberty of emphasising three points. What we expect in response to terrorism, and after the tragedy at Madrid, is determination and effectiveness. Whilst we are satisfied that a coordinator for the fight against terrorism has been appointed, it is still necessary that he should be able to be effective. I wonder, therefore, about the powers he will have. We are demanding more efficiency for Europol and Eurojust, just as we can only regret that certain countries have not yet given their opinion on the European arrest warrant.
Mr President-in-Office, this will have to be settled if things are to change, because, in Madrid, it was not Spain that was attacked, but all of Europe. These events lead us to ask the question: what do we want to make of Europe? A simple market, a free trade zone, or a genuine, united political Europe? Europe is a boat that is moving forward, it is not being built on fear, but on ambition and will. The time for hesitation is past. We need more Europe, we need a constitution as soon as possible, because Europe must propose a contract of trust to the Europeans.
Finally, our political action must be coherent, effective, and sustainable. Priority must be given to economic and social issues; we need to re-establish economic prosperity in order to resolve the social question. Our immediate objective should be economic prosperity, on which employment depends, and which is the sole source of social progress. It cannot be invented or decreed; achieving it depends on the space left to the creators of wealth. The thread running through all our policies should be a refusal to discourage the spirit of enterprise, which means that it is necessary to tackle even more resolutely the brakes that are preventing this change of outlook. Returning to economic prosperity by an increased freedom of enterprise is a desirable priority, but it cannot be continued if it is not accompanied by a new social contract based on clear partnerships and a modern trade unionism, more interested in reform than in entrenching its own status or defending vested interests. In view of the confusion of some of our fellow citizens, the action of reform can be understood only if it appears to be benefiting the greatest number and putting an end to injustice. This is how we will get our fellow citizens involved in the European project."@en1
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