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"Mr President, Council, Commissioner Wallström, ladies and gentlemen, when you took over the Presidency in Luxembourg, you had to deal with a natural disaster in the form of the tsunami. Now, you are concluding your Presidency with a summit that has produced neither decisions on the budget nor a new treaty. Unfortunately, few people talk about the excellent foreign policy decisions taken. Thank you for all you have achieved. During its period of office, Luxembourg has ensured that Bulgaria and Romania will become Members and that Turkey will be allowed to begin negotiations in October. You have made history, and I would thank you for that.
Europe is emphatically not in crisis, because the debate is most certainly not now about countries wanting to leave the EU. Rather, what has emerged from the referenda is that people want the EU to do more of the right things and the Council to concentrate on the right things, a state of affairs that would be better for the future. People want us to be clearer about the objectives, that is to say more jobs, a proper state of affairs in the labour market, social responsibility, international solidarity, the fight against crime, sustainable development and gender equality. At long last, we are obtaining a debate in our Member States about the future in which Europeans now wish to participate. It is not enough for ourselves here in Brussels to do lots of good things if no one knows about what we are doing or takes any notice of it
I am hopeful and I look forward to a lively debate, but this time involving everyone who wishes to participate. Let us not therefore wear sackcloth and ashes, be issued with yellow cards or be depressed. We should pause for thought but not be passive. Let us challenge people and call for them to be committed and to provide answers to questions as guidance on how we want the EU to develop. We need to listen more and talk less. That is difficult for us politicians, but it would mean that we should emerge strengthened from this period of reflection. Finally, the debate is about politics and the future and objectives of the EU, and it is something I welcome."@en1
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