PMTonyBlairsspeechtoEUParliament.doc

PMTonyBlairsspeechtoEUParliament 英语演讲稿 Mr.President,collegues,distinguishedguests: ItisanhonourtobehereintheEuropeanParliamenttoday.Withyourpermiion,IwillebackaftereachEuropeanCouncilduringtheUKPresidencyandreporttoyou.Inaddition,IwouldbehaytocoulttheParliamentbeforeeachCouncil,soastohavethebenefitoftheviewsoftheEuropeanParliamentbeforeCouncildeliberatio. Thisisatimelyaddre.WhateverelsepeopledisagreeuponinEuropetoday,theyatleastagreeononepoint:Europeisinthemidstofaprofounddebateaboutitsfuture.Iwanttotalktoyouplainlytodayaboutthisdebate,thereasoforitandhowtoresolveit.Ineverycrisisthereisanoortunity.ThereisonehereforEuropenow,ifwehavethecouragetotakeit. ThedebateoverEuropeshouldnotbeconductedbytradingiultsorintermsofpersonality.Itshouldbeanopenandfrankexchangeofideas.AndrightattheoutsetIwanttodescribeclearlyhowIdefihedebateandthedisagreementunderlyingit. TheiueisnotbetweenafreemarketEuropeandasocialEurope,betweenthosewhowanttoretreattoamonmarketandthosewhobelieveinEuropeasapoliticalproject. Thisisnotjustamisrepresentation.ItistointimidatethosewhowantchangeinEuropebyrepresentingthedesireforchangeasbetrayaloftheEuropeanideal,totrytoshutoffseriousdebateaboutEuropesfuturebyclaimingthattheveryiistenceondebateistoembracetheanti-Europe. ItisamindsetIhavefoughtagaitallmypoliticallife.Idealssurvivethroughchange.Theydiethroughinertiainthefaceofchallenge. Iamapaionatepro-European.Ialwayshavebeen.Myfirstvotewasin1975intheBritishreferendumonmembershipandIvotedyes.In1983,whenIwasthelastcandidateintheUKtobeselectedshortlybeforethatelectionandwhenmypartyhadapolicyofwithdrawingfromEurope,ItoldtheselectionconferencethatIdisagreedwiththepolicy.SomethoughtIhadlosttheselection.SomeperhawishIhad.Ithenhelpedchangeourpolicyinthe1980sandwasproudofthatchange. SincebeingPrimeMinisterIsignedtheSocialChapter,helped,alongwithFrance,tocreatethemodernEuropeanDefencePolicy,haveplayedmypartintheAmsterdam,theNice,thentheRomeTreatie Thisisaunionofvalues,ofsolidaritybetweennatioandpeople,ofnotjustamonmarketinwhichwetradebutamonpoliticalaceinwhichweliveascitize. Italwayswillbe. IbelieveinEuropeasapoliticalproject.IbelieveinEuropewithastrongandcaringsocialdimeion.IwouldneveraeptaEuropethatwassimplyaneconomicmarket. Tosaythatistheiueistoescapetherealdebateandhideinthefortzoneofthethingswehavealwayssaidtoeachotherintimesofdifficulty. ThereisnotsomedivisionbetweentheEuropenecearytosueedeconomicallyandsocialEurope.PoliticalEuropeandeconomicEuropedonotliveinseparaterooms. ThepurposeofsocialEuropeandeconomicEuropeshouldbetosustaineachother. ThepurposeofpoliticalEuropeshouldbetopromotethedemocraticandeffectiveititutiotodeveloppolicyinthesetwoheresandacrotheboardwherewewantandneedtocooperateinourmutualinterest. Butthepurposeofpoliticalleadershipistogetthepoliciesrightfortodaysworld. For50yearsEuropesleadershavedohat.Wetalkofcrisis.Letusfirsttalkofachievement.Whenthewarended,Europewasinrui.TodaytheEUstandsasamonumenttopoliticalachievement.Almost50yearsofpeace,50yearsofproerity,50yearsofprogre.Thinkofitandbegrateful. ThebroadsweepofhistoryisonthesideoftheEU.Countriesroundtheworldareingtogetherbecauseincollectivecooperationtheyincreaseindividualstrength.Untilthesecondhalfofthe20thCentury,forcenturiesEuropeannatioindividuallyhaddominatedtheworld,colonisedlargepartsofit,foughtwarsagaiteachotherforworldsupremacy. OutofthecarnageoftheSecondWorldWar,politicalleadershadthevisiontorealisethosedaysweregone.Todaysworlddoesnotdiminishthatvision.Itdemotratesitsprescience.TheUSAistheworldsonlysuperpower.ButChinaandIndiainafewdecadeswillbetheworldslargesteconomies,eachofthemwithpopulatiothreetimesthatofthewholeoftheEU.TheideaofEurope,unitedandworkingtogether,iseentialforournatiotobestrongenoughtokeepourplaceinthisworld. Now,almost50yearson,wehavetorenew.Thereisnoshameinthat.Allititutiomustdoit.Andwecan.ButonlyifweremarrytheEuropeanidealswebelieveinwiththemodernworldwelivein. IfEuropedefaultedtoEuroscepticism,orifEuropeannatiofacedwiththisimmeechallenge,decidetohuddletogether,hopingwecanavoidglobalisation,shrinkawayfromconfrontingthechangesaroundus,takerefugeinthepresentpoliciesofEuropeasifbycotantlyrepeatingthem,wewouldbytheveryactofrepetitionmakethemmorerelevant,thenweriskfailure.Failureonagrand,strategic,scale.ThisisnotatimetoausethosewhowantEuropetochangeofbetrayingEurope.ItisatimetorecognisethatonlybychangewillEuroperecoveritsstrength,itsrelevance,itsidealismandthereforeitssuortamongstthepeople. Andaseverthepeopleareaheadofthepoliticia.Wealwaysthinkasapoliticalclathatpeople,unconcernedwiththedailyoeionofpolitics,maynotunderstandit,maynotseeitssubtletiesanditsplexities.But,ultimately,peoplealwaysseepoliticsmoreclearlythanus.Preciselybecausetheyarenotdailyoeedwithit. TheiueisnotabouttheideaoftheEuropeanUnion.Itisaboutmodernisation.Itisaboutpolicy.ItisnotadebateabouthowtoabandonEuropebuthowtomakeitdowhatitwassetuptodo:improvethelivesofpeople.Andrightnow,theyarentconvinced.Coiderthis. ForfouryearsEuropeconductedadebateoverournewCotitution,twoyearsofitintheConvention.ItwasadetailedandcarefulpieceofworksettingoutthenewrulestogovernaEuropeof25andintime27,28andmorememberstates.Itwasendorsedbyall * s.Itwassuortedbyallleaders.ItwasthenpreheivelyrejectedinreferendumsintwofoundingMemberStates,inthecaseoftheNetherlandsbyover60percent.TherealityisthatinmostMemberStatesitwouldbehardtodaytosecureayesforitinareferendum. Therearetwopoibleexplanatio.OneisthatpeoplestudiedtheCotitutionanddisagreedwithitsprecisearticles.Idoubtthatwasthebasisofthemajorityno.Thiswasnotaniueofbaddraftingorecifictextualdisagreement. TheotherexplanationisthattheCotitutionbecamemerelythevehicleforthepeopletoregisterawideranddeeperdiscontentwiththestateofaffairsinEurope.Ibelievethistobethecorrectanalysis. Ifso,itisnotacrisisofpoliticalititutio,itisacrisisofpoliticalleadership.PeopleinEuropeareposinghardquestiotous.Theyworryaboutglobalisation,jobsecurity,aboutpeioandlivingstandards.Theyseenotjusttheireconomybuttheirsocietychangingaroundthem.Traditionalmunitiesarebrokenup,ethnicpatterchange,familylifeisunderstrainasfamiliesstruggletobalanceworkandhome. Wearelivingthroughaneraofprofoundupheavalandchange.Lookatourchildrenandthetechnologytheyuseandthejomarkettheyface.Theworldisunrecognisablefromthatweexperiencedasstudents20,30yearsago.Whensuchchangeours,moderatepeoplemustgiveleadership.Iftheydont,theextremesgaintractiononthepoliticalproce.Ithaewithinanation.ItishaeninginEuropenow. Justreflect.TheLaekenDeclarationwhichlaunchedtheCotitutionwasdesignedtobringEuropeclosertothepeople.Didit?TheLionagendawaslaunchedintheyear2000withtheambitionofmakingEuropethemostpetitiveplacetodobusineintheworldbyxx.Wearehalfwaythroughthatperiod.Hasitsueeded? IhavesatthroughCouncilConclusioafterCouncilConclusiodescribinghowwearerecoectingEuropetothepeople.Arewe? Itistimetogiveourselvesarealitycheck.Toreceivethewake-upcall.Thepeopleareblowingthetrumpetsroundthecitywalls.Arewelistening?Havewethepoliticalwilltogooutandmeetthemsothattheyregardourleadershipaspartofthesolutionnottheproblem? ThatisthecontextinwhichtheBudgetdebateshouldbeset.Peoplesay:weneedtheBudgettorestoreEuropescredibility.Ofcoursewedo.ButitshouldbetherightBudget.ItshouldntbeatractedfromthedebateaboutEuropescrisis.Itshouldbepartoftheawertoit. IwanttosayawordaboutlastFridaysSummit.TherehavebeensuggestiothatIwasnotwillingtopromiseontheUKrebate;thatIonlyraisedCAPreformatthelastminute;thatIexpectedtorenegotiatetheCAPonFridaynight.InfactIamtheonlyBritishleaderthathaseversaidIwouldputtherebateonthetable.IneversaidweshouldendtheCAPnoworrenegotiateitovernight.Suchapositionwouldbeaurd.Anychangemusttakeaountofthelegitimateneedsoffarmingmunitiesandhaenovertime.Ihavesaidsimplytwothings:thatwecaotagreeanewfinancialperectivethatdoesnotatleastsetoutaprocethatleadstoamorerationalBudget;andthatthismustallowsuchaBudgettoshapethesecondhalfofthatperectiveuptoxx.Otherwiseitwillbexxbeforeanyfundamentalchangeisagreed,letaloneimplemented.Again,inthemeantime,ofcourseBritainwillpayitsfairshareofenlargement.ImightpointoutthatonanybasiswewouldremainthesecondhighestcontributortotheEU,havinginthisperectivepaidbilliomorethansimilarsizedcountries. So,thatisthecontext.WhatwouldadifferentpolicyagendaforEuropelooklike? First,itwouldmoderniseoursocialmodel.AgainsomehavesuggestedIwanttoabandonEuropessocialmodel.Buttellme:whattypeofsocialmodelisitthathas20munemployedinEurope,productivityratesfallingbehindthoseoftheUSA;thatisallowingmoresciencegraduatestobeproducedbyIndiathanbyEurope;andthat,onanyrelativeindexofamoderneconomy-skills,R&amD,patents,IT,isgoingdownnotup.Indiawillexpanditsbiotechnologysectorfivefoldinthenextfiveyears.ChinahastrebleditsendingonR&amDinthelastfive. Ofthetop20universitiesintheworldtoday,onlytwoarenowinEurope. Thepurposeofoursocialmodelshouldbetoenhanceourabilitytopete,tohelpourpeoplecopewithglobalisation,toletthemembraceitsoortunitiesandavoiditsdangers.OfcourseweneedasocialEurope.ButitmustbeasocialEuropethatworks. Andwevebeentoldhowtodoit.TheKokreportinxxshowstheway.Investmentinknowledge,inskills,inactivelabourmarketpolicies,inscienceparksandiovation,inhighereducation,inurbanregeneration,inhelpforsmallbusinees.Thisismodernsocialpolicy,notregulationandjobprotectionthatmaysavesomejoforatimeattheexpeeofmanyjointhefuture. Andsincethisisadayfordemolishingcaricatures,letmedemolishoneother:theideathatBritainisinthegripofsomeextremeAnglo-Saxonmarketphilosophythattramplesonthepooranddisadvantaged.ThepresentBritish * hasintroducedthenewdealfortheunemployed,thelargestjoprogrammeinEuropethathasseenlong-termyouthunemploymentvirtuallyabolished.IthasincreasedinvestmentinourpublicservicesmorethananyotherEuropeancountryinthepastfiveyears.Weneededto,itistrue,butwedidit.WehaveintroducedBritainsfirstminimumwage.Wehaveregeneratedourcities.Wehaveliftedalmostonemillionchildrenoutofpovertyandtwomillionpeionersoutofacutehardshipandareembarkedonthemostradicalexpaionofchildcare,maternityandpaternityrightsinourcountryshistory.Itisjustthatwehavedoneitonthebasisofandnotattheexpeeofastrongeconomy. Secondly,lettheBudgetreflecttheserealities.AgaintheSapirreportshowstheway.PublishedbytheEuropeanCommiioninxx,itsetsoutincleardetailwhatamodernEuropeanBudgetwouldlooklike.Putitintopractice.ButamodernBudgetforEuropeisnotohat10yearsfromnowisstillending40percentofitsmoneyontheCAP. Thirdly,implementtheLionAgenda.Onjo,labourmarketparticipation,schoolleavers,lifelonglearning,wearemakingprogrethatnowherenearmatchestheprecisetargetswesetoutatLion.ThatAgendatolduswhattodo.Letusdoit. Fourth,andhereItreadcarefully,getamacroeconomicframeworkforEuropethatisdisciplinedbutalsoflexible.ItisnotformetomentontheEurozone.Ijustsaythis:ifweagreedrealprogreoneconomicreform,ifwedemotratedrealserioueonstructuralchange,thenpeoplewouldperceivereformofmacropolicyasseibleandrational,notaproductoffiscallaxitybutofmoee.AndweneedsuchreformurgentlyifEuropeistogrow. Aftertheeconomicandsocialchallenges,thenletusconfrontanothersetoflinkediues-crime,securityandimmigration. Crimeisnowcroingbordersmoreeasilythaneverbefore.OrganisedcrimecoststheUKatleast20aually. Migrationhasdoubledinthepast20years.Muchofthemigrationishealthyandwele.Butitmusthemanaged.Illegalimmigrationisaniueforallournatio,andahumantragedyformanythousandsofpeople.Itisestimatedthat70percentofillegalimmigrantshavetheirpaagefacilitatedbyorganisedcrimegrou.Thenthereistherepugnantpracticeofhumantraffickingwherebyorganisedgangsmovepeoplefromoneregiontoanotherwiththeintentionofexploitingthemwhentheyarrive.Between600,000and800,000peoplearetraffickedgloballyeachyear.Everyyearover100,000womenarevictimsoftraffickingintheEuropeanUnion. again,arelevantjhaagen版权所有dawouldfocusontheseiues:implementingtheeuactionplanoncounter-terrorismwhichhashugepotentialtoimprovelawenforcementaswellasaddreingtheradicalisationandrecruitmentofterroristcro-borderintelligenceandpolicingonorganisedcrime;developingproposalstohitthepeopleanddrugtraffickershard,inopeninguptheirbankaounts,haraingtheiractivities,arrestingtheirleadingmembersandbringthemtojustice;gettingreturagreementsforfailedasylumseekersandillegalimmigrantsfromneighbouringcountriesandotherdevelopingbiometrictechnologytomakeeuropesborderssecure. ThenthereisthewholeareaofCF.WeshouldbeagreeingpracticalmeasurestoenhanceEuropeandefencecapability,bepreparedtotakeonmoremiioofpeacekeepingandenforcement,developthecapability,withNATOorwhereNATOdoesnotwanttobeengagedoutsideit,tobeabletointervenequicklyandeffectivelyinsuortofconflictresolution.LookatthenumbersinEuropeanarmiestodayandourexpenditure.Dotheyreallyawerthestrategieedsoftoday? Suchadefencepolicyisanecearypartofaneffectiveforeignpolicy.Butevenwithoutit,weshouldbeseeinghowwecanmakeEuropesinfluencecount.WhentheEuropeanUnionagreedrecentlyadoublingofaidtoAfrica,itwasanimmediateboostnotjustforthattroubledcontinent,butforEuropeancooperation.Weareworldleadersindevelopmentandproudofit.Weshouldbeleadingthethewayonpromotinganewmulti-lateraltradeagreementwhichwillincreasetradeforall,eeciallythepoorestnatio.Weareleadingthedebateonclimatechangeanddevelopingpan-Europeanpoliciestotackleit.ThankstoXavierSolana,EuropehasstartedtomakeitspresencefeltintheME.Butmypointisverysimple.AstrongEuropewouldbeanactiveplayerinforeignpolicy,agoodpartnerofcoursetotheUSbutalsocapableofdemotratingitsowncapacitytoshapeandmovetheworldforward. SuchaEurope-itseconomyintheproceofbeingmodernised,itssecurityenhancedbyclearactionwithinourbordersandbeyond-wouldbeaconfidentEurope.ItwouldbeaEuropeconfidentenoughtoseeenlargementnotasathreat,asifmembershipwereazerosumgameinwhicholdmembersloseasnewmembersgain,butanextraordinary,historicoortunitytobuildagreaterandmorepowerfulunion.Becausebeundernoillusion:ifwestopenlargementorshutoutitsnaturalcoequences,itwouldnt,intheend,saveonejob,keeponefirminbusine,preventoned