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Article - Olaf Scholz: "We need a geopolitical, larger, reformed EU".(European union)

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* German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a united Europe capable of changing to secure its place in the world of tomorrow in a debate with MEPs.

In his This is Europe address to the European Parliament on 9 May 2023, Chancellor Scholz stressed that Europe has a global responsibility beyond its borders "because the well-being of Europe cannot be separated from the well-being of the rest of the world". The world of the 21st century, he said, "will be multipolar, it already is".

Scholz identified three lessons for the EU: "First, Europe's future is in our hands. Secondly, the more united Europe is, the easier it will be to secure a good future for ourselves. And thirdly, not less but more openness and more cooperation are the order of the day."

To secure Europe's place in the world of tomorrow, the EU must change, the Chancellor said. "We need a geopolitical EU, an enlarged and reformed EU, and an EU open to the future."

On Russia's war against Ukraine, he said the EU must now set the course for the reconstruction of Ukraine. A prosperous, democratic, European Ukraine is the clearest rejection of Putin's imperial, revisionist and illegal policy.

In a multipolar world, the countries of the global south are important partners, Scholz continued. Europe must stand up for food security and poverty reduction and it must keep its promises of action on international climate and environmental protection.

With regard to enlargement, the Chancellor said: "An honest enlargement policy implements its promises - first and foremost to the states of the Western Balkans." He also announced to push for extending qualified majority decision-making to more decisions dealing with foreign policy and taxation.

Speaking about migration and asylum, he said: "We are united by the goal of better managing and regulating irregular migration - without betraying our values." In many parts...

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