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ncebeingprimeministerisignedthesocialchapter,helped,alongwithfrance,tocreatethemoderneuropeandefencepolicy,haveplayedmypartintheamsterdam,thenice,thentherometreatie

s.

thisisaunionofvalues,ofsolidaritybetweennatioandpeople,ofnotjustacommonmarketinwhichwetradebutacommonpoliticalaceinwhichweliveascitize.

italwayswillbe.

ibelieveineuropeasapoliticalproject.ibelieveineuropewithastrongandcaringsocialdimeion.iwouldneveracceptaeuropethatwassimplyaneconomicmarket.

tosaythatistheiueistoescapetherealdebateandhideinthecomfortzoneofthethingswehavealwayssaidtoeachotherintimesofdifficulty.

thereisnotsomedivisionbetweentheeuropenecearytosucceedeconomicallyandsocialeurope.politicaleuropeandeconomiceuropedonotliveinseparaterooms.

thepurposeofsocialeuropeandeconomiceuropeshouldbetosustaineachother.

thepurposeofpoliticaleuropeshouldbetopromotethedemocraticandeffectiveititutiotodeveloppolicyinthesetwoheresandacrotheboardwherewewantandneedtocooperateinourmutualinterest.

butthepurposeofpoliticalleadershipistogetthepoliciesrightfortoday''sworld.

for50yearseurope''sleadershavedonethat.wetalkofcrisis.letusfirsttalkofachievement.whenthewarended,europewasinrui.todaytheeustandsasamonumenttopoliticalachievement.almost50yearsofpeace,50yearsofproerity,50yearsofprogre.thinkofitandbegrateful.

thebroadsweepofhistoryisonthesideoftheeu.countriesroundtheworldarecomingtogetherbecauseincollectivecooperationtheyincreaseindividualstrength.untilthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury,forcenturieseuropeannatioindividuallyhaddominatedtheworld,colonisedlargepartsofit,foughtwarsagaiteachotherforworldsupremacy.

outofthecarnageofthesecondworldwar,politicalleadershadthevisiontorealisethosedaysweregone.today''sworlddoesnotdiminishthatvision.itdemotratesitsprescience.theusaistheworld''sonlysuperpower.butchinaandindiainafewdecadeswillbetheworld''slargesteconomies,eachofthemwithpopulatiothreetimesthatofthewholeoftheeu.theideaofeurope,unitedandworking

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