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"Mr President, Mr Aznar gave us a rather flattering picture of the Barcelona Summit. I do not share his enthusiasm. Neither the form nor the content of this meeting were worthy of the capital of Catalonia. As far as the form was concerned, the city suffered several days of terrible disruption: there were traffic restrictions and a climate of insecurity because of the presence of a massive security force. Catalonia, one of the most Europhile nations in Europe, was treated with contempt. You, Mr President, were received by the Council. The same cannot be said of the President of Catalonia. That is a pity, but I believe that my compatriots will draw the obvious conclusions from that.
In order to be recognised, we have to establish a Catalan republic by democratic means and join the Union on an equal footing. Mr Aznar's capitalist ardour was slightly cooled by his colleagues who face elections soon. Nevertheless, the dismantling of public companies is continuing, which means, whether you like it or not, the winding up of public services. The average length of working life is to be extended by five years. In order to keep older people working, payments will be paid to the young unemployed. Flexibility and mobility are the bywords of European employment policy and we are relying on employers, if possible, to carry out the restructuring process in a humane fashion. The result of this policy is insecurity for everyone, stress, poorer human relations, violence, and perhaps, in the future, a Europe-wide disaster of the kind we have witnessed in Argentina.
Mr President, when I look at the stars that make up our flag, I see a different kind of Europe, a fraternal Europe based on culture, solidarity, mutual exchange and giving. That is the Europe that the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in Barcelona want to see. It is tomorrow's Europe."@en1
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