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"Mr President, allow me to start, as did Mr Gualtieri, by wishing every success to Loukas Papademos’s government, which is expected to win today’s vote of confidence in the Greek Parliament, and to emphasise that, if this government – like Mario Monti’s government – is to succeed, it will need our honest and undivided support, both within our countries and in the European institutions, and it will need support from all the European capitals. Today we are debating if and to what extent institutional changes are needed, if the Treaties should be amended, at a time when the debt crisis is growing and expanding while, according to the Commission’s data, growth is slowing, putting the European economy at risk of another recession. All this is happening, more and more, on the orders and at the instigation of the markets and, more and more, behind the backs of the citizens of Europe. We have plenty to say about fluctuations in lending rates and spreads, but we have too little to say about people-related indicators, we have too little to say about unemployment, employment and growth and we have barely anything to say about the very worrying Eurobarometer data on the rapid increase in extreme and nationalistic views throughout Europe. None of this is creating the right environment for a debate about amending the Treaties. President of the Commission, of course you can rely on our assistance in pushing ahead with a financial transaction tax; we have done so in the past and we shall continue to do so today; however, we too are asking for a firm stand and support from you in defending democracy and the rights of 99% of European citizens, a percentage which, as one of the Occupy Wall Street slogans says, is a very big number to reduce."@en1
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