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"Mr President, political states that want to demonstrate that they have come of age plan achievements that are both monumental and symbolic. Spain achieved unity under Christian rulers in 1492, and within a year sent Christopher Columbus on a historic quest to discover a western route to the East and, of course, discovered the New World, the existence of which Donald Rumsfeld – had he been around – might have said we did not know that we did not know about.
The Commission is quite right to point out that great enterprises bring in their wake consequential benefits: new products, new knowledge, riches and inspiration for innovation, as well as a few detriments, of course. However, the real motivation is to confer authority and legitimacy on a political entity that might otherwise falter.
In the words of the Commission, ‘space serves to cement the EU’s position as a major player on the international stage and contributes to the Union’s economic and political independence’. For the EU’s independence, read our slavery."@en1
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