Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-07-Speech-4-035"
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"Mr President, we hope this summit will be successful, otherwise we, the leaders of Europe, will be labelled incompetent. We will have demonstrated that we are unable to bring the Union out of crisis and give it a new impetus, which is actually what most Europeans hope for. Despite what other Polish MEPs have said earlier, it is what Poles hope for as well. Seventy-three percent of my countrymen are satisfied with Poland’s membership of the European Union and support the process of European integration.
We therefore want a more integrated Union, a deepened Union, and we want a Union that is more Community-minded and less marked by national egotism. This means greater competence for the Union, enhancing the Community method and strengthening Community institutions. In short, what it means is more Union.
Secondly, we want a fairer Union. We want a Union where each citizen’s view carries equal weight regardless of whether that citizen comes from a large, small or medium-sized country. We also hope that the so-called square root system proposed by Poland will be adopted when it comes to laying down a new decision-making method for the Council.
Thirdly, we want a Union imbued with solidarity, one that remains true to its historical roots. After all, the principle of solidarity underpinned the whole process of European integration. Nowadays that solidarity is expressed by way of political solidarity whenever the interests of any one of the Member States are threatened, on the principle of all for one and one for all. Solidarity also means economic solidarity, which involves supporting the weaker regions in the framework of cohesion policy.
Finally, we want an effective and efficient Europe, one that can rise to the challenges of globalisation and the threats in the world around us, particularly those that transcend national borders. We want a Union that is able to combat terrorism and organised crime."@en1
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