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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we urgently need to adopt the new treaty. This urgency goes hand in hand with the need to simplify the Union and make it easier for its citizens to understand. To belittle the difficulties that exist and which are the cause of the doubts which have until now prevented us from reaching agreement, however, is certainly not the way forward.
The Italian Prime Minister, formerly the President of the Commission, must be aware that vague and imprecise proposals lead to vague and inconclusive answers, which is precisely the opposite of what citizens want. This is the philosophy of the possible, that starts out along a thousand paths but does not complete any of them, especially when the paths are the same ones that for over ten years we have seen put forward and then abandoned.
The crisis is clear and is not a trivial matter, and we therefore need appropriate solutions ever more quickly. The German Chancellor’s efforts and the statements made by President Sarkozy have therefore given us Europhiles hope once more. We seek to achieve what is feasible, not what is impossible! We believe that compromise, when it is lofty and honourable, forms the foundation of politics. When people say ‘no compromises’ it is because compromises have already been made that are of little importance and little moral value.
If there is a clear crisis, then projects that cannot be achieved rapidly should be abandoned and, instead, what can be immediately agreed upon should be consolidated: greater practicality from our institutions; more use made of subsidiarity; a common policy for our borders; terrorism; giving a boost to the economy and competitiveness through completing the infrastructure needed without further indecision, particularly with regard to mobility; a common energy policy; defence of the social contract; clear rules that prevent unfair competition with a stronger position adopted by the Union within the WTO; and harmonisation of criminal legislation on violent crimes against children.
Citizens cannot have faith in heads of government who in Strasbourg describe Europe in simple terms and in their own countries do not carry out the projects that Europe has adopted. Strasbourg is calling for a common foreign policy, instead of us all acting solo, as happened in Afghanistan. A lack of security at the borders due to a confused and contradictory policy on immigration lessens the trust of citizens. The first ones to feel the effects of this are legal immigrants. High-speed rail links, which have been approved in all the Community bodies, have been blocked by differences within the Italian Government and likewise growth is at a standstill.
Mr President, I believe that when people say to us ‘the important role of the MEPs’ we should also try to remember in all countries, including our own, that up until now the members of the European Convention, the Italian members, have never been asked to have an exchange of ideas and to make their contributions. This is also significant. Fewer words and more action!"@en1
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