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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think that on your travels around Europe in this difficult period – especially given your competencies in some key areas at this time of crisis – you will have had a chance to ‘see for yourself’ the situation in which Europe finds itself. I say this because the last thing I would like in the present case is to find myself agreeing with Mr Salvini.
We must be aware of the situation we face: we know that China represents a great opportunity, and not simply great problem. It represents an opportunity for those enterprises that export EUR 170 billion worth of goods to China each year, although we also import EUR 250 billion and are only too aware that this represents a trade deficit. However, if we do not introduce strict and exact rules on fair trade, we will end up by fuelling and increasing the wave of anti-European sentiment against the EU institutions.
What else do we need to say or do to make you understand in that ivory tower that is the European Commission what kind of situation we are facing? These continuous sermons on innovation and development mean very little to the sector we are dealing with here, which is at the cutting edge in terms of innovation and development! So all of you, and all of the gnomes that live inside the offices of the Commission, cannot but be aware that the timetables that you are proposing do not do justice to Europe and the problems we are facing!
I think that you should make an effort to understand that for the largest economic power in the world to impose the rules of fair trade simply means enhancing its own dignity, showing that it understands how to live within the great global village of the present with a sense of dignity.
Currently Europe is not managing to do this in a way that benefits its citizens."@en1
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