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"en.20120912.4.3-109-000"2
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"The countries of Europe are in an extremely dire situation, but what I would primarily like to talk about right now is not the current economic and financial crisis but the moral and confidence crises that impact our societies at least as much as the debt crisis. With the project of building a common Europe, the nations of Europe set out on an unprecedented endeavour after World War II; yet unfortunately we can all see that trust is to this day incomplete, and not just between Member States and the EU but between states and their citizens as well. Some countries are spending considerable amounts of resources on reaching goals that are long obsolete. There are, for example, Member States that do not view the national minorities living in their territories as an asset, but instead impede their legitimate efforts and continue to seek their assimilation. They spend more on their outdated centralised administration, secret service and armed forces than on education, infrastructure or social affairs. I believe that especially under the present conditions, these practices are not helping us to overcome the dual moral and confidence crisis that is leaving its mark on our everyday lives."@en1
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