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"Mr President, whilst I remain a sceptic in this Chamber, I must recognise the work put into this by Petras Auštrevičius and his colleagues. This agreement has gone through the correct parliamentary processes in good time and has been properly debated, unlike the recent Association Agreement with Ukraine, of course, which was rushed through this place in the name of political posturing.
This agreement is just one more step in the European Union’s eastward expansion and, to my mind, pays scant regard to the ongoing strain in relations with Russia. Some might suggest that it is possibly another threat to peace in Europe. Support for greater ties with the European Union in Moldova is far from universal. When a deal was signed in June thousands protested against it, not to mention another pro-Russian breakaway region in Transnistria. But, no matter what, in the words of former President Van Rompuy as Ukraine crumbled: you will do it anyway.
Perhaps this is just a follow-on from when the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, spoke earlier about his desire for a European Union to stretch from the Atlantic to the Urals. Why does the European Union never learn? The European Union seems to like to model itself as the saviour of this continent from the great and savage wars that we have witnessed in the past, the sacrifices that we commemorated only this week. In the wider context of the breakdown of relations between the European Union and Russia, signing this agreement is potentially dangerous and contrary to the interests of all those who desire peace. The great continental wars should be history and what we currently see shows that the European Union’s evangelical expansionism could well prove the complete opposite. What you lot want of course, you get, regardless of the consequences.
It is called democracy. We can all speak in this Chamber. We have been elected separately. We can all speak…"@en1
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