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"Mr President, all the signs indicate that 2009 will be a year of opportunities. One of the most positive results of finding a way out of the institutional impasse is the chance to direct our energies towards other subjects, which will enable us to concentrate more on policies.
For several years we have been discussing globalisation, climate change, insufficient security at our borders and instability in neighbouring countries. For decades we have been thinking about the challenge of the emergence of new economies and about Africa’s new role in the world. It is important to theorise about major challenges and appropriate responses, but Europe cannot be a mere spectator, albeit an interactive one, as the changes take place. Europe must play an active role, be a factor for reform, a catalyst for development.
The various political priorities indicated by the European Commission, Madam Vice-President, include communication. There is no better communication policy than to confirm the results achieved. Europe’s importance and relevance for its citizens must be perceived, felt and recognised. That is the way to win their confidence, the citizens’ confidence, and to bring to our citizens what is required of us."@en1
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