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"The political outcome of the EU summit in December is almost zero in terms of its value and beating the current crisis. Crucial economic matters were simply not discussed. There was no talk of growth, employment or defeating the recession. The subject discussed was mainly just budgetary discipline. At the summit, it was decided that the direction to take should be towards closer cooperation in the form of budgetary discipline, though outside EU structures. This is a setback for European democracy, the guarantee of which lies in cooperation between the European Parliament and the national parliaments.
I am afraid that, in addition to the debt and economic crises, we now also have a democratic crisis, one achieved at the EU summit, with economic union being established outside EU structures, and with no democratic control. In my opinion, the elimination of investor responsibility, such as is the case with the Greek debt bailout package, is a lowly acknowledgement of market forces at the expense of ordinary taxpayers, who are not even to blame for the present crisis.
Regarding Finland, I would say that the letter of the constitution should be obeyed. Finland should not remain outside the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), however: through negotiation, we need to achieve a political solution by March.
Decisions were also taken at the EU summit on the enlargement of the EU. Croatia is to become the 28th Member State of the EU in July 2013. The granting of Serbia’s EU candidate country status was blocked by Germany. Overall, the EU’s enlargement policy is its most influential form of foreign policy, and the enlargement process is a positive impetus for the whole of Europe. Serbia leads the way in the Western Balkans region as a whole, with regard both to its economy and its political stability. Hopefully, Germany will not use its opposition to dampen Serbia’s enthusiasm to join the EU."@en1
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