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"Mr President, the European Council was a waste of time. The Union emerged divided, the President of the Commission and the President of the Council were disrespected, and the European Parliament was ignored. There is not one word on the role of the European Parliament or of the national parliaments in the Council’s conclusions. I would ask my fellow Members, will we not react? I understand the poorly disguised dissatisfaction of Dr Barroso and Mr Van Rompuy, and I should like to express my solidarity with them. I should also like to know what they think of this new Treaty, which contradicts previous ones and will be drafted without the involvement of the parliaments. The main objectives of the summit were to save the euro and calm the markets. In order to save the euro, the Council is proposing a Treaty that is intergovernmental in nature, is a legal absurdity and is an attack on democracy. In order to calm the markets, it is proposing more austerity and penalties, which has the opposite effect. Without a strategy for economic growth, it is impossible to calm the markets. Are Ms Merkel and Mr Sarkozy unable to grasp the obvious? Austerity measures will lead to economic recession, to reduced consumption and exports, and to increased bankruptcies and unemployment. It is a vicious circle that, if it is not broken quickly, will kill off the euro and destroy the European Union. Will the public allow the dream of Monnet and Schuman to turn into a nightmare?"@en1
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