Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-07-Speech-3-039"
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"Madam President, I would like to join in this celebration of the euro, one of the most outstanding achievements of the process of European integration.
It took Europe 40 years to have a Central Bank, but we should not forget that it took the United States 140 years after independence.
The results have been very positive, as the Commissioner has said, in terms of macroeconomic stability, jobs, purchasing power, European cohesion and even benefits for the States that are not members of the euro area, and it has given us greater political capacity.
Looking to the future, I agree with what the Commissioner said: in order to face the challenges of globalisation, an ageing population and climate change, internally we will need to take in the new countries, improve coordination in order to make the Lisbon Strategy a reality and make changes in order to monitor the stability of the capital markets.
Externally we will need to assume our responsibilities as a new global player. The euro area is also destined to be the driving force behind the next stage of Community integration."@en1
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