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"The democratic and social leap that Europe needs to make today almost failed to materialise in Nice. In fact, neither the adoption of a Charter of Fundamental Rights on the cheap, nor the extension of qualified majority voting in areas of lesser importance, nor the on-going liberalisation of public services, nor the increasingly widespread use of enhanced cooperation in the field of defence will persuade the European public that Europe is heading in the right direction.
The Nice Summit is a failure for the French Presidency and, more particularly, for European social democrats. But could it have been any other way when we see dossiers such as the Tobin tax, tax havens, maritime safety or even the fight against unemployment and job insecurity unable to progress beyond being declarations of intent or virtual projects, which have neither the resources nor the agenda to be implemented?
We could have led Europe in another direction, largely by taking account of the demands made through the demonstrations and the forums which have been held in parallel with the “Acropolis” Summit. The governments, however, remained deaf to what the public was saying. The French Government preferred to resort to force and violence rather than hold democratic debate. This attitude is unacceptable, as was the closure of the French-Italian border or the many arrests of demonstrators, whose immediate release we are calling for.
For these reasons, we cannot vote in favour of this resolution."@en1
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