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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the euro should be a guarantee of stability and security, but it is proving to be a straitjacket which does not allow ailing states to implement necessary measures. It seems to be more than clear that it is not only Greece and Italy who are ailing – in fact, the whole euro area is in crisis. What is dramatically entertaining is that there are two patients, called France and Germany, who are playing at being doctors without being in possession of the rights or the qualifications to do so.
Europe is moving further and further away from its citizens. In Greece it was not permitted for workers to be able to express their opinion through a referendum on the possibility of choosing between having their salaries halved and witnessing the failure of a foreign bank.
It is not by dictating governments from above that situations are resolved. What is happening is yet another slap in the face to the sovereignty of the people. The European Union must understand that at the base of everything are citizens; otherwise, sooner or later, the entire structure will come miserably tumbling down. Long live the sovereignty of our European States!"@en1
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