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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Union’s communications strategy has just been drawn up. Everyone agrees that this strategy has been and remains unsatisfactory and even inappropriate. Mr Verheugen was one of several speakers to say so today. Both within EU Member States and beyond the EU, the only viewpoint put forward is that of a single centralist approach to the building of Europe’s common future. Many of the Members of this House are actually sceptical about this model of integration, which after all is only one of many possible models. For example, a significant number of Members are opposed to Turkey being accepted into the EU, and the arguments they put forward are rational ones. As we search for a way in which the EU can communicate more effectively with its citizens, I would emphasise the importance of not disregarding attitudes and ideas which are as yet held by a minority, but which are becoming increasingly widespread and are equally valid. This is the only way in which democracy and pluralism will gain respect in this House, in the EU Member States and in the candidate countries. I thank you."@en1
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