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"Mr President, the tasks that the EU has set itself include in particular the promotion of harmonised, balanced and sustainable development throughout the Community and the achievement of a high level of employment and social welfare, better quality of life and greater economic and social cohesion, together with increased solidarity between Member States. Anyone reading this list could be forgiven for thinking that we will soon live to see another heaven on earth. Yet the above-mentioned guiding principles bear no relation to the actual state of affairs, especially given the substantial cuts that have been made to the budget. This is particularly true as regards the situation in Poland, where unemployment stands at 20% and Polish people have lost their jobs as a result of the removal of obstacles to the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. Such unemployment leads to poverty, hunger and despair, which are made all the worse by proposals to extend the transition periods. Such musings are truly paradoxical in the run-up to Christmas, particularly in view of the fact that Christian values are being rejected, along with the knowledge of the truth that sets us free. I hope that this truth will be fulfilled, and that this Christmas and New Year will be filled with hope and love."@en1
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