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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by thanking the rapporteur for the work he has put into this report.
I should say that I, too, am in favour of a strong Europe, a visible Europe, a citizens’ Europe. I am in favour of a federal Europe. I am in favour of implementing any and all measures that will make Europe more successful and more ambitious.
Nevertheless, ladies and gentlemen, I struggle to explain to my fellow citizens, the citizens in my country, why Europe is currently focused on institutional issues, when those citizens feel that they have been left by the wayside.
They ask me ‘Surely other things need to be done first? What about the Greek crisis, the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area, manufacturing issues, global warming? What about the 13 million people, Europe’s poorest citizens, who are looking for solutions to their own difficulties?’ I do not know how to tell the people I meet that institutional problems are my immediate priority in Parliament.
I therefore support this approach: I am a firm advocate of a federal Europe. The pan-European list undoubtedly sends a very clear message in favour of the strong Europe that we want. Mr Méndez de Vigo, you said that we must act now, but I am not sure, at present, how to explain to my constituents that we need to start by looking at our institutions when they feel that we have abandoned them by the wayside."@en1
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