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"Mr President, over 25 years, Spain has held the Presidency-in-Office of the European Union four times, and, as on the last three occasions, it did so this time with intensely pro-European dedication and responsibility.
Above all, it did so with results. It has never held the Presidency in such a difficult context as now, surely the most difficult that the European Union has known in its entire history. In this context of crisis, the results described in President Rodríguez Zapatero’s statement are doubly remarkable, as the crisis is not just economic. It has also been political. It has affected the bond of confidence linking the public in the Member States with the European project and Europe’s institutions. In successive elections, many citizens have stayed away from the ballot boxes, asking themselves who is in charge in this crisis: the financial markets, which are not answerable to anybody, or the governments, which are democratically answerable to their citizens?
For all this, the economic and political governance of the European Union has moved forwards during these six months, which started with the delay in getting Lisbon up and running, and this is encouraging. Now, in keeping with the trio dynamic established in the Treaty of Lisbon, the pro-European impetus of this Presidency is being transferred to the subsequent presidencies: Belgium and Hungary. As everyone must be aware, none of the challenges of globalisation – demographic, energy-related, social and the fight against poverty – can be overcome by a single country on its own. We must row together, otherwise the European Union may slide towards irrelevance.
The lesson from this is clear. It has shown us our vulnerability: that of the single currency in the face of a lack of fiscal, budgetary and economic coordination; that of response times in the face of the enormity and speed of the challenges. Hence, we have the motto of the European Union: united in diversity. In no case should we be disunited in the face of adversity. From now on, every Presidency must think globally, not locally. Moreover, every Presidency, over and above legitimate national interests, must act ‘in a European manner’, responding from Europe and for Europe."@en1
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