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"Mr President, members of the Council and the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, the outcome of the referendum has had such a powerful impact on the political debate and on people’s psychology that some commentators have been forced to even wonder whether there is still a need for the European institutions now that the remarkable peace mission carried out by Europe is complete.
We are well aware that Europe is not only useful, but also necessary. In order for Europe to be useful, unified and competitive, however, and therefore perceived as necessary by the people, it must be able to develop its policies and be endowed with the resources to do so. Within this syllogism, which may seem obvious, lies the full significance of the battle that Parliament is waging on the financial perspectives. Therein lies the significance of everything that this House’s rapporteur, Reiner Böge, has been able to instil in a text that I consider satisfactory and pragmatic, without being defeatist.
Without doubt, the question that we are all asking is: ‘Will we succeed in reaching an agreement with the Council?’ A lot depends on the scale of our vote, ladies and gentlemen, and even more on the ability of Heads of Government to resist becoming overwhelmed by the logic of money and their devotion to their own national interests. This afternoon Mr Barroso delivered a clear and determined address, which we welcome. Mr Juncker should apply his remarkable negotiating skills to the pursuit of a dignified agreement and avoid being dragged into a never-ending bilateral mediation which
risks unjustly and unjustifiably penalising certain parties. My fellow Members, I call on us to defend, with a broad-based and united vote, the right and duty of the Union to exist and to carry out its work."@en1
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