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"At the World Economy Forum in Davos, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin blamed the malaise of Europe on enlargement. According to the French Prime Minister, decision-making has become more difficult as a result of the accession of the ten new Member States, and the acceptance of Eastern European countries has often been viewed in the Western half of the continent as an excessively heavy financial burden. The statement of Prime Minister de Villepin is outrageous and unacceptable. It seems that the Prime Minister of France, the founding state of the European Union, is not even aware of basic processes. The crisis of the European Union which is indeed in a difficult situation, has not been caused by the new Member States, on the contrary. Enlargement costs each citizen of the old Member States 20 euros a year; in light of this, the comment of Prime Minister de Villepin that the financial burden is excessive is incomprehensible. Moreover, economic stagnation in France had started in the mid-1990s. It is unfortunate that President Borrell, who was present at the time, did not defend the new Member States.
We should not be scapegoats for France’s current crisis."@en1
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