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"Mr President, this annual debate gives us the time to identify the issues we face, decide what actions we need to take and which of those actions we should take together. We need to focus on what is needed, not just on what is urgent, and there are many issues. On the borders of Europe we see war and violence, precarious relationships with our neighbours, especially Russia. Many European countries have witnessed the horror of terrorism and many people are still facing real economic hardships.
Our leaders are changing too. We will soon have a new US President and then elections across much of Europe, so we will need new relationships. And then there is the issue of Brexit. A new relationship is needed between Britain and the EU. I hope it will be, I wish it to be, a cooperative one. There is a lot of work to be done.
On behalf of the Conservative Reformists there are areas where we do not agree with other colleagues in this Chamber. We do not support calls for increases to the EU budget, for more EU taxes, for an EU army or for more centralisation of decisions. But there are areas where we agree we need to work together – on fighting terror, on working with NATO on security and defence, on tackling the causes of the refugee crisis, on confronting climate change and reducing our carbon footprint, on re-energising trade relations in the single market.
In Europe we have spent 40 years tearing down barriers to trade. But now we face a real risk of a new era of protectionism. We must re-grab the conversation with the ordinary consumer on the benefits of trade and the single market for them, and not just focus on that border-crossing consumer elite. To the Commission I would say, please respect and reconsider where we disagree and work together where we agree. Recognise now that people do want greater control over the decisions that affect them, and some of our decisions are better left to national governments too."@en1
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