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"Ladies and gentlemen, since the end of the Cold War transatlantic relations have undergone a transformation, and have become one of the pillars of a novel and newly emerging world order. There can be no doubt that these relations are no longer exceptional, as they were during the last century. They are, however, a reliable and stable point of reference for both the USA and the European Union in a new international context. Despite all the differences between American and European policies – differences which became even more pronounced during President Bush’s first term – the European Union and the USA are still each other’s closest partners with regard to both political and military matters and economic and cultural issues.
The European Union cannot tolerate unilateral measures by the United States that take no account of the architecture of international relations. America should not exploit its military superiority to impose its political will on the rest of the world and to place itself above international law. It should not exploit such superiority to dominate the political situation throughout the world. The modern world does not need US domination. Instead, it needs intelligent cooperation between the European Union and the USA on the fight against terrorism and against the causes of terrorism, and on measures to extend democracy and ensure respect for human rights, respect for international law and the development of a global civil society. It also needs joint initiatives to promote economic growth in developing countries, sustainable development, the elimination of hunger and the reduction of poverty on Earth.
As I have already said, at the beginning of the twenty-first century the world does not need US domination, but cooperation between the European Union and the USA. At the same time, we must also subject anti-American sentiments in the European Union today to a critical analysis, as we cannot allow a pan-European nationalism opposed to America to emerge in Europe. Europe does not need to create an enemy overseas in order to construct its own political identity. In other words, Europe does not need the new kind of ideology Hanna Arendt warned against in the 1950s. Quite the reverse is the case. The European Union needs to take measures to familiarise modern America and its citizens with the achievements of European integration in recent years."@en1
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