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Herman Van Rompuy on Europe in the global power balance
The President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday delivered an address marking the 21st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in which he described the EU's new global relations. The conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung prints the speech in full: "The European Union wants to recognise the political role of the new emerging economies. The Europeans did so by establishing the G20 at the highest level, and by giving up two European seats in the IMF reform. However, we also think that the emerging countries in turn should then feel themselves more responsible for the world economy and be more active in 'world governance'. In this changing world, the European Union has to adapt itself further. ... Let's start where we are strongest: leveraging our economic weight. ... After having spent the first half of the year in crisis management mode, this autumn the European Council has started to give the strategic guidance. From now on, we will discuss foreign relations in each meeting. To sum up: the Curtain is up, the public is waiting, and Europe is ready to act."
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Zapatero and Van Rompuy look forward to the new year
Spain took over the EU Council presidency at the start of the year. In the daily Le Figaro Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rogriguez Zapatero and the president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy are upbeat about the coming year: "The Lisbon Treaty ... opens up a new stage for the European Union, for this unique project of coexistence. ... Spain has a strong European vocation, one it has repeatedly demonstrated in the course of the past years. With this new six-month term and a new treaty, Spain can and will once more affirm this role. As presidents of the European Council and of the government of the rotating presidency, we would like the application of the Lisbon Treaty to be as diligent and rigorous as possible. In a spirit of co‑operation, we will promote the EU's new institutional order so we can address and resolve the problems that concern us all."
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