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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in spite of the arrangement between the independent members of the European Parliament, I count myself as a euro-realist and, on behalf of the Slovak People’s Party and my other euro-realist colleagues, I would like to support the choice of the new Commission as it starts its work. At the same time I would like to draw its attention to questions of economic growth. The European Union began life primarily as an economic grouping which, on the basis of growing economic power, could have a positive effect on foreign policy processes. I therefore consider it to be a warning sign that the economic growth of the Eurozone is noticeably lagging behind that of its major world competitors such as the USA, China, Russia, and others.
The Lisbon Strategy has foundered without even reaching the halfway point, and the crucial developmental instruments of the European Union are failing. The enormous resources invested in the agricultural sector mainly serve to remedy inefficient production or to encourage a decline in production. Resources aimed at structural operations that would stimulate the economy of the European Union have largely dried up, while the commitments remain. Thus we are silent witnesses as the total sum of the legally founded budget obligations of the European Union reaches EUR 200 billion , corresponding to the equivalent of five years‘ contributions. Moreover, the pre-accession and post-accession aid to the new Member States is also lagging behind. In tandem with the Parliament and the Council, the specialists on the European Commission must look for the root causes of low economic growth, the high level of unemployment and the growth of national debts within the Eurozone. So we say to the new European Commission, get down to work!"@en1
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