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"Nowadays Europeans don't find it at all strange to backpack in Latin America, chat online with friends from Africa and order cds from US. Because of globalisation, the world is shrinking. Especially the young generation regards Europe as the backyard and the globe as just the hometown.
Still the term globalisation has a bad ring to it. A common fear is that due to globalisation, countries with low labour costs will deprive Europe of jobs.
The EU has a significant role in changing these attitudes. And it has - by proving that together the member states are strong enough to not only survive globalisation but even gain from it. As mentioned in the statement, Europe is the worlds' largest exporter of goods and services and the second largest destination of foreign direct investment. And talking about employment: in 2006 altogether 3,5 million new jobs were created!
Sure, there are things to improve: Europe's innovation policy would do with a boosting, global market regulation is needed and climate change prevention should not be only Europe's problem. Still, all in all, I have no doubt that the EU will pass the test of globalisation with flying colours."@en1
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