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"Mr President, as the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats’ coordinator on our parliamentary steering group for the Lisbon strategy, I should like to start by expressing a degree of satisfaction. Satisfaction about the fact that under the Luxembourg Presidency, the Lisbon strategy was given another shot in the arm and can really get underway now that this last, particularly tricky summit has approved the integrated guidelines. What this shows is that social cohesion, sustainable development and the new emphasis on growth and jobs remain priorities shared by the three institutions.
We know that the Member States play a leading part in this strategy, now and in future, but also that Europe has a task of its own. In order to be able to carry out our part of the bargain, we need money; the failure to reach agreement on the financial package means that this is not, or is in any case insufficiently, forthcoming. It is shameful for various reasons, which have been explained here by others, certainly in respect of the new Member States. What is particularly unfortunate is the embarrassing manner in which the lack of political will to further develop the European Union together was exposed.
And to develop it into what? Let us make good use of the active period of reflection, which we do, after all, have at our disposal. We should use that time to turn the European Union once more into a project with visible added value, added value for all those people who worry about their jobs, who worry about their companies relocating and who are frightened by immigration. People who find the EU’s enlargement too much to handle because they were given far too little information in their own countries and who also fear the globalisation process, which they do not know to be guided in one way or another.
Should there be a supreme being, should Zeus still be around, he should be able to fall in love with Europa once again. I think we should ensure that we offer the people a Europe of that kind, a Europe with charisma, a Europe that is attractive once more. The Luxembourg Presidency is now coming to an end. I am sure that I speak for many when I say that I continue, even once June is past, to count on your commitment and your conviction. I also think that I speak for many, Mr Juncker, when I say that we are grateful for your transparency and your honesty."@en1
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