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"Mr President, I am sorry that the public visibility of the global strategy was at least partly deflected because of the Brexit debate, and I strongly support the High Representative in bringing forward its publication. I believed before that Europe must act concertedly to help create a peaceful and more just world, and I do not think any differently today.
There is much in this strategy which Socialists and Democrats strongly welcome. There is no acceptance of a relative decline in Europe, but rather an understanding that, in a changing world, Europe itself must change to uphold our interests and our influence. That is the importance of the concept of strategic autonomy. It means that soft power may not on its own be enough, but the power of soft power should not be underestimated in the quest to prevent and overcome conflict: by being more than just a security strategy, this strategy may be more effective in making us all more secure. It means that it is a global strategy – because Europe does have global interests – and it is right that we address the tensions on the Korean peninsula or support for the Columbia peace process, as well as the problems of our immediate neighbourhood. It means that in defence, as in other things, European cooperation really does not have to mean loss of sovereignty.
The Socialists and Democrats welcome the commitment to making the sustainable development goals a cornerstone of EU external policy and to upholding the concept of decent work in Europe and outside it. There are obvious dangers in an exercise such as this: that it is easier to define threats than to deal with them, and easier to draw up a strategy than to implement it. The key message from my Group is that this must be a strategy for Europe – not just in the European External Action Service but in every European capital. This strategy challenges us all, and it is the responsibility of all EU Member States to meet that challenge."@en1
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