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"Mr President, if you really want to know what somebody is up to, you must listen to him telling you what he is
intending to do.
The European Union’s description of its neighbourhood policy sounds like an old man of questionable character armed with a bag of sweets explaining how innocent his motives are. The European Neighbourhood policy is
about membership of the European Union, it says. However, we do have some sweets in the form of action plans on economic and social cooperation and development, which contribute to sustainable growth in partner countries.
It must be emphasised that the European Union’s motives are beyond reproach, as innocent as those of the old man of questionable character. It does
want to take possession of neighbouring states for improper purposes; it just wants to talk about shared values. There is a name for this in English law: it is called ‘grooming’.
I have some advice for neighbouring countries: do not talk to strangers bearing sweets. Keep the virtue of your sovereignty and avoid being suborned into betraying your country, even by people with the purest of motives."@en1
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