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"Mr President, Europe is in the midst of an economic crisis. Several countries have been on the verge of serious economic collapse. Unemployment is alarmingly high and growth is worryingly low. At such times, the EU needs to deliver concrete results. At such times, the Member States need to stand together to create prosperity and optimism. It goes without saying that this is no easy task, but it is an important one, and it is a task that the Danish Presidency has successfully fulfilled.
Does this mean that we have saved the world? Does it mean that the crisis is over and that Europe is now fully back on track? No, of course not, but it does mean that, over the last six months under Danish leadership, decisions have been taken that represent major steps in the right direction. Under the headings of ‘A responsible Europe’, ‘A dynamic Europe’, ‘A green Europe’ and ‘A safe Europe’, the Danish Presidency has delivered concrete results, political agreements and compromises which have direct significance for all European citizens.
With over 20 million unemployed in the EU, with an explosion in youth unemployment and with numerous reasons for despondency, it is the many initiatives for growth that are particularly impressive, the most recent of which, of course, is the European growth pact. This is a pact that will create tens of thousands of jobs, a pact that will set the wheels in motion, but that will do this in a way that does not detract from our responsibility and the need for economic consolidation. With regard to other concrete results, the Energy Efficiency Directive springs to mind. This is legislation that is not only ambitious from an environmental point of view, and it most definitely is ambitious – in fact, it is the most ambitious legislation of this kind in the world – it is also legislation that will create a huge number of jobs – getting on for 2 million by 2020.
We have seen more than 250 concrete results – 250 decisions that are important for European citizens. This is something that the EU can be proud of and that we here in the European Parliament can be proud of, and it is something that the Council, headed by the Danish Presidency, can rightly be very proud of."@en1
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