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"Ladies and gentlemen, as a member of the Trio Presidency and as a Hungarian MEP, I follow with great appreciation the activity of President Van Rompuy for the strong European commitment and faith with which he took on his new duties. It is absolutely true that now is the time to determine how the Presidency of the European Council will operate. I am convinced that Europe, in the throes of a crisis, needs a strong hand and orientation at the helm. It is also a question of credibility for the new programme to avoid the fate of its predecessor, the Lisbon Strategy. I say this also as a member from a previously communist country. In that nook of Europe, there is – perhaps understandably – a natural aversion to bombastic long-term plans.
I have one institutional and one substantive comment. Concerning the institution: we have to decide to whom this strategy is addressed. If it is addressed to EU leaders, then what has been done until now is adequate and the tight schedule is a good thing. However, if we think it is addressed to the citizens of the EU, whom we want to win over to our side, whom we want to work with and not against in shaping a stronger, more competitive Union that delivers more benefits to citizens than it does now, then we must proceed in accordance with the Treaty of Lisbon and honestly involve the European Parliament and, what is more, national parliaments as well. Today’s debate is no substitute for dealing with the topic in this House in the usual manner, with the rapporteur’s statement, in the committees and the political groups.
As for the substantive comment, the most important goal must be job creation. That must be the starting point for all new strategy. How to accomplish this? We know very little about that at this point. We know this much: fewer priorities, pinpointing bottlenecks, tighter economic policy coordination. That is all fine, but please, take into consideration the following: first, let us not throw out that which has been working well. The EU has been strengthened by the existing community policies, and moreover, it goes against the founding treaties to discard cohesion and agricultural policies that serve well the interests of EU citizens. Secondly, the new strategy is to serve the interests of all regions, not only those of certain companies or countries. Through cohesion, the EU’s competitiveness will grow as well. Thirdly, let us tailor the strategy to the countries. That is what will lend credibility to the whole thing."@en1
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