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"Mr President, first of all can I say at the outset that my country fought for its independence for 700 years and eventually got it and gained sovereignty the day we joined the European Union. Up until then the British Chancellor of the Exchequer set our interest rate and set the value of our currency and we got ten minutes’ notice. It has been a great experience for a small country like ours to get out from under that dictatorship and to be able to share sovereignty with other Member States.
Secondly, I would like to raise the question that George Soros has raised about Eurobonds. He says that, if Eurobonds are introduced, the danger of default would disappear, balance sheets and banks would receive an immediate boost and so would the budgets of heavily indebted countries. Could we please hear what is the position of the President of the Council and the President of the Commission on this? Is this a runner or is not a runner? We really need to do something to put this to bed or to put it on the agenda.
Can I say in relation to this crisis we are in that I believe it is time now for a solidarity charter and that is not just a question of the Germans showing solidarity to us; it is a question of us – particularly small states – showing solidarity as well. Let us put solidarity centre stage. What do we need to give in order to receive? I think that is the sort of thing we need to say.
Lastly, I would like to say that I believe the German Federal President yesterday quoting Benjamin Franklin was correct when he said: ‘whoever gives up freedom to gain security will, in the end, lose both’. We should have an explanation from the US Ambassador to the EU as to what is going on and he should then make himself available to a committee of inquiry in this House so we can determine exactly what has been happening in relation to these spying allegations."@en1
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