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"Mr President, let me start actually by responding to a couple of points that Gianni Pitella made. Gianni said that the British Government had decided to repeal all EU legislation. Actually what they have decided to do is to transpose, in simple terms, EU legislation to make it stable in UK law. When the UK leaves the EU then you can actually start unpicking the law that has been transposed from the EU into the UK. I would ask you to be factually correct in these debates, especially if we are going to have an atmosphere of good cooperation to get a deal that is good for the EU and the UK at the end.
Secondly, I have to say I do agree with you that Bratislava was a wasted opportunity because if the Bratislava Summit was supposed to show the EU united and reconnecting with the people, then surely it was nothing short of an own goal: EU leaders meeting in a fortress, taking a lunch on a private yacht, followed by the Italian Prime Minister pulling out of a press conference, frustrated that other leaders had failed to agree anything of substance. Perhaps the only difference between this summit and the others that have come before was that this time you could not really blame the UK for the failure to achieve any kind of agreement.
When I saw reports of something not going very far, going round in circles for fear of being grounded, I wondered if they were talking about the summit itself, but it turns out they were talking about the yacht on which the leaders had their lunch. So if we are to truly fix what is broken, if we are to truly offer answers where the public has questions, if we are to truly show strength where there is currently weakness, then the next summit must achieve real results. The leaders of EU countries must show that they can lead because at the moment all the leaders can see is EU leaders pursuing yesterday’s European project rather than addressing today’s concerns.
We all need answers to the big questions: solving the migrant and refugee crisis, encouraging businesses to create more jobs, tackling internal and external security threats. Yet what emerges from this Chamber? Politicians shouting ‘no’ to austerity, politicians proposing free interrail passes, politicians protesting against trade with the US, full of slogans but bereft of action. We need to show our citizens in all our countries that we understand their concerns.
So when our citizens ask for fair but controlled immigration, let us be tough on those that attempt to jump the queue over others applying through legal migration channels, but compassionate to those who deserve our shelter, returning those who are not fleeing persecution or war.
When citizens of all the countries worry about an increasingly arrogant Russia, let us use fewer carrots and more sticks, speaking out on behalf of those Member States that share a border with an increasingly intimidating neighbour, showing Russia that their actions do not come without consequences. As Manfred Weber said, we believe we should be tough and that sanctions should not be lifted until the Minsk Agreement is implemented.
When the citizens of all our countries worry about a lack of jobs, let us remove the red tape holding back entrepreneurs from creating those jobs. Let us sign a trade agreement that offers businesses in all our countries new opportunities. Let us send a clear signal that we are open to trade with Canada and then other countries.
With every summit, with every meeting, we edge closer and closer to the next elections. At best, the EU has a record that shows it ploughed on with more of the same; at worst, that it pushed on with policies that failed. But it is a situation that needs fixing. It is a situation that the ECR Group of MEPs from 18 countries believes can be fixed, if only we were to take a new direction. The results of referenda in Denmark, Netherlands, and the UK show all of us that it cannot be business as usual but neither does it mean that there is not business to be done. Where past summits have failed to meet expectations, let us hope the next summit offers all of us solutions."@en1
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