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"First of all, I would like to pay my regards and thank Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek; we all understand very well what it means to hold the Presidency of the European Union and what it means to hold the Presidency of the European Union faced with the global financial crisis and the economic recession. Therefore, I sincerely wish the Czech Republic success meeting new challenges and leading the European Union up to the middle of this year.
The Brussels European Council: today many of us are repeating figures, reflecting agreements reached at the European Council like a mantra. EUR 5 billion for strategic energy projects and broadband Internet. EUR 50 billion for non-Eurozone European Union Member States for payments and to equilibrate the balance of payments. EUR 75 billion for the International Monetary Fund. EUR 600 million for the Eastern Partnership. Of the EUR 5 billion mentioned, EUR 175 million would go to the energy bridge, linking Sweden with the Baltic States, which until now have been an island separated from the European Union’s energy market. Is this a lot or too little? Is the glass half full or half empty? Under normal circumstances, I would judge the results and agreements achieved by the European Council as satisfactory. Of course, we hoped for more, of course, we hoped that a better funding plan for European economic recovery would be agreed. However, having considered all the manifestations, all the displays of nationalism and protectionism, I think that the agreement reached is undoubtedly a good expression of solidarity, and I would like this to be a starting point, a good beginning for further work."@en1
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