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"Mr President, I would like to express my regret at the absence of the Heads of State or Government. That is nothing against you, Minister for European Affairs, but there is no Head of State here, not even their representative, President Van Rompuy. Where is Baroness Ashton, attending the European Council meeting? Yes, we need a federation of nation States in the long term, Mr Barroso, and we support you on this matter. However, we must not forget a Europe of results. Above all else, we need a Europe of results. We need to keep an eye on our banks, our major infrastructure, on budget cuts, diplomacy and defence. I should like to draw your attention to social convergence. Look at the former communist countries. It is not eight days that they have been members of the European Union, but eight years. The minimum wage is EUR 200. We should be ashamed. We have the necessary legal bases – Articles 154 and 155 of the Treaty – and therefore wage increases should be achievable through social negotiation. Yes, we need to move towards a federation of nation states. However, we need less haste and more speed. If we were to hold 27 referendums, 25 or 26 of them would say ‘no’. Do not rush us; we will not move towards a political Europe without democracy. And we must consider the suffering of the people."@en1
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