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"en.20060531.9.3-068"2
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"Mr President, this debate has been a clash of two pessimisms. On the one hand, there is the pessimism of the most enthusiastic Europeans, who sometimes speak as if the European Union were in terminal crisis; as if very little has been achieved over the last 50 years; as if it is just a free-trade area and that we still need to build a political Europe, as if what we have is somehow not political.
On the other hand, there are the fears and the pessimisms of the anti-Europeans, who seem to think that we have already built not just a federal system, but a centralised superstate with everything being decided not just in this Parliament, but by the Commission.
Neither fear is an accurate representation of reality. The reality is that the Union has a solid set of achievements to its credit, but with shortcomings. The Constitution was intended to address these shortcomings with sets of reforms that, although not very radical, would be useful. Surely it is right that we take the time to complete the period of reflection and try first to save the Constitution – or most of it – before calling for a two-speed Europe and going down that road. Tempting as it is to build Europe without France, it would surely be better to try to bring France on board first."@en1
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