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"Mr President, nothing can hide the fact that the EU is becoming a disappointment. It has forgotten its principles, it ignores its institutions, it disrespects its Member States and, despite all the Treaties, it is unbelievably being governed from one summit to the next by Ms Merkel and Mr Sarkozy.
The Member States, the Commission and, above all, Parliament are being sidelined. All of us here have been elected by European citizens and have been charged with codeciding on the best policies and the best course of action for Europe to follow, and we cannot continue to sit back and accept that things are being done in a way that we disagree with. This way of treating countries and disrespecting nations whose history demands appreciation and respect is becoming customary. I feel nothing but offended by Commissioner Oettinger’s proposal for the flags of all heavily indebted countries to be flown at half-mast, alongside the other EU flags. This is simply deplorable! It is not by hurting the dignity of nations and their citizens that Europe will find its way out of the crisis. Europe will find its way out through solidarity and unity. It needs leaders who can do that."@en1
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