Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
What we need is a common goal for more Europe.
Europe must be understood and controlled by its citizens.
There are many conflicting interests in Europe.
The majority of decisions in Europe are done by unanimity. That's why it is important to be to have good relations with all parts.
Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are.
As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU.
Europe has a lot of strength. We need to pool that strength, and I am very much in favour of that - more of a deeper political union.
People feel that in too many ways the EU is something that is done to them, not something over which they have a say.
Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.
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