British - Politician | October 21, 1953 -
I'm a fighter, not a quitter.
Peter Mandelson
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I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back.
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Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.
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Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France.
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Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.
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For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why.
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Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.
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What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.
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If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization.
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The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world.
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The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty.
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I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this.
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