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"Mr President, a meeting with little or no purpose, held in pleasant surroundings, under a warm autumn sun: that is what the Informal Summit at Hampton Court was. No practical outcome, no progress, no perspective. In short, the Heads of State or Government did not even attempt to outline the beginnings of a response to Europe’s deep crisis, just as though finally they were more than happy to put up with this crisis. Instead of formulating a response, they did what they usually do and trotted out the catalogue of proposals that have been repeated a thousand times over. Yes, the European effort in relation to research and development obviously needs to increase. Yes, centres of excellence at university level are obviously needed. Yes, a common energy policy is obviously needed. Yes, a real immigration policy is obviously needed too. Finally, yes, Europe obviously needs a security policy.
We always come back to the same old problems, though. If we want to do things together, we need political will, we need effective and democratic institutions and we need a common budget. Well, it is clear that, in relation to these three points, nothing has been undertaken, or even attempted, by the UK Presidency. The UK Presidency has not only failed to get the Union working again, but has also contributed to its decline. From now on, the UK Presidency has clear responsibilities.
Mr Straw, the December Summit will be the last chance to provide Europe with a substantial budget and to thus give hope back to all those who believe in Europe’s future. Yet, this will also be the last useful moment for the British Prime Minister if he is not to go down in history as the man who contributed to the failure of Europe and if he is not to go down in history as the one who deliberately turned the page on Europe’s political union."@en1
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