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2、oftheviewsoftheEuropeanParliamentbeforeCouncildeliberations. ,theyatleastagreeononepoint:,,ifwehavethecouragetotakeit. ThedebateoverEthedisagreementunderlyingit. Theissueisnotbetweena”freemarket”EuropeandasocialEurope,betweenthosewhowanttoretreattoacommon
3、marketandthosewhobelieveinEuropeasapoliticalproject. reforchangeasbetrayaloftheEuropeanideal,totrytoshutoffseriousdebateaboutEurope’’’’sfuturebyclaimingthattheveryinsistenceondebateistoembracetheanti-Europe. ,whenIwasthelastcandidateintheUKtobeselectedsh
4、ortlybeforethatelectionandwhenmypartyhadapolicyofwithdrawingfromEurope,’‘‘‘sandwasproudofthatchange. SincebeingPrimeMinisterIsignedtheSocialChapter,helped,alongwithFrance,tocreatethemodernEuropeanDefencePolicy,haveplayedmypartintheAmsterdam,theNice,thentheR
5、omeTreaties. Thisisaunionofvalues,ofsolidaritybetweennationsandpeople,ofnotjustacommonmarketinwhichwetradebutacommonpoliticalspaceinwhichweliveascitizens. Italwayswillbe. Tosaythatistheissueistoescapetherealdebateandhideinthecomfortzoneofthethingswehave
6、alwayssaidtoeachotherintimesofdifficulty. Thereisnotsomedivisi ThepurposeofsocialEuropeandeconomicEuropeshouldbetosustaineachother. ThepurposeofpoliticalEuropeshouldbetopromotethedemocraticandeffectiveinstitutionstodeveloppolicyinthesetwospheresandacrosst
7、heboardwherewewantandneedtocooperateinourmutualinterest. Butthepurposeofpoliticalleadershipistogetthepoliciesrightfortoday’’’’sworld. For50yearsEurope’’’’,,50yearsofprosperity, ,forcenturiesEuropeannationsindividuallyhaddominatedtheworld,colonisedlargepar
8、tsofit,foughtwarsagainsteachotherforworldsupremacy. OutofthecarnageoftheSecondWorldWar,’’’’’’’’’’’’slargesteconomies,,unitedandworkingtogether,isessentialforournationstobestrongenoughtokeepourp