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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, to my regret I have to say that I am disappointed with the section of your legislative and work programme on Europe as a world player.
There is of course little legislation in the field of external relations, as we all know, but there is all the more work to be done for that and I find that what has been written on the subject, with a couple of exceptions, is in fact grossly inadequate.
There is obviously also difficulty in clearly identifying Europe’s fundamental problem when it comes to foreign policy. The text glibly states that Europe is a world leader in the fight against poverty, the promotion of sustainable development, human rights and governance, and so on and so forth. That may well be, but it is not perceived as such by the rest of the world, certainly not by the EU Member States, and I hear very many complaints that it is not so.
What is true, however, is that the European Union is the largest provider of all these things that are listed. Reflecting this in our image as a world leader, as a body that takes the lead on the global stage, is something else entirely.
I am encouraged by the positive direction of the programme’s proposals concerning Africa. I feel, for example, that the proposal to establish trilateral discussions between the EU, Africa and China is particularly hopeful and positive. I also think that the proposals to make greater efforts to promote economic development in Africa is just as important. We are thus moving in the right direction, although there are still not enough specific goals."@en1
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