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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank Mr Barroso for his speech before this House. I do not want to go into detail, but I should like to focus on an issue that I believe to be of great significance, and perhaps even the greatest significance, in political terms.
Two fora have been held, an economic forum in the wealthy city of Davos, and a social forum in the poor city of Porto Alegre. What is worrying is that not enough attention was paid to social issues at the economic forum, and that the ‘social’ forum is turning into a vehicle for questioning, and even challenging, the economic forum. Two approaches are emerging in the search for solutions to modern-day problems. The first of these involves looking for ways to develop the economy, whereas the second involves looking for ways to ensure social goals are attained, despite the fact that the two issues are intimately linked. Discussing economic and social issues separately amounts to a grave misunderstanding. I therefore believe that in future, instead of two global initiatives competing with each other, there should be a single economic and social world forum. This is where the European Union, and in particular the European Parliament and the European Commission, can play a role by pushing for such a forum in the future. I thank you for your attention."@en1
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