Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-135-000"
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"At a time when we are still suffering the effects of the economic and financial crisis, it is understandable for the European Council to have focused on economic issues, particularly as regards the need to invest in growth and job creation and the need to extend economic and monetary union (EMU). It is essential that we rebuild European competitiveness and encourage investment and job creation, as the number of unemployed in the EU is around 25 million. We therefore need a growth-oriented budget. It is also vital to restore confidence in the euro area and ensure the EU’s long-term stability, by guaranteeing economic convergence. However, it is not only EMU that needs a boost, but also the Union of citizens. The creation of a common European identity, in an area without internal borders, is under threat. We have to urgently reach compromises in this area, too, as the Europe of which we want to be proud is not limited to the common market, but goes further, by prioritising people within European policies. I regret that, in all of these areas, the Council has simply repeated previous decisions and postponed others, which does not give hope to Europe’s citizens."@en1
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