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"Mr President, Mr Rodríguez Zapatero, in January, you said you were coming to relaunch the European Union, but it is Europe that has forced you to change your autarchic policy against the crisis.
The situation with regard to the Spanish economy in 2010 is reminiscent of that in 1959. As then, the immobilism of the Spanish Government has needed to be overcome and, as then, a profound reform of the labour market is recommended for Spain.
Your European Presidency has been very poor. You have avoided the big decisions. European financial supervision or the directive on speculative funds, which date from last year, should already have been adopted, but you lack leadership. To use a footballing expression, Felipe González would certainly have scored with this ball.
Your Presidency has coincided with the Spanish economic collapse, which you were warned about. I myself reminded you in January of the dire predictions of the European Commission, which have come to pass through your inaction: an increase in unemployment, an uncontrolled public deficit and a fall in bank credit to companies. As a result, today, the international financial markets remain closed to a great many Spanish companies.
Mr Rodríguez Zapatero, I proposed to you that Catalan should be in use in this Chamber by today, and you washed your hands of the whole thing. I see that you agree with the ‘final solution’ for Catalan.
I conclude with some verses by Machado, inspired by your frivolities. ‘Castile [...], dominant yesterday, wrapped in her rags, scorns all she does not know.’"@en1
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