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"Mr President, time and time again the European Court of Justice has made it clear to the Member States that they cannot consider themselves independent when it comes to fundamental policy areas such as health policy, gambling policy, alcohol advertising and now, most recently, labour market policy. This is what is known as legal activism, and it must be seen as a direct threat to democracy and the principle of subsidiarity. Owing to its arrogant attitude to the democratically elected governments of Member States, the European Court of Justice is in fact a self-appointed power in Europe. When it comes to the Laval judgment, it means that Swedish and foreign companies will operate on completely different terms in Swedish territory. This is completely unacceptable. I urge members to think again the next time they decide to grant more power to the EU’s unelected institutions. As for today, it seems as though we are waking up at last."@en1

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