“Our economy needs it. People need it”.
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After a half-century of unremitting growth, the European Union has stalled, as was highlighted by June’s shock referendum result in Britain, when it became the first member state to ever decide to leave the constantly expanding bloc. After all, post-Brexit it’ll be even more important than ever for Britain to stay competitive with the rest of the continent.
As such, Juncker’s centralized EU Commission has come under pressure, accused of being a power grabber at the expense of the freedoms of the member nations to manage things like migrant arrivals. In Europe, given its great richness of talent, European institutions bear the responsibility in protecting its creative community and securing a better future for new generations of creators’.
If Juncker’s proposals are enacted, “it truly will be a quantum leap in European Union defense cooperation”, Terlikowski said.
On Wednesday, three of the most senior executives in the City told lawmakers this was not long enough for banks to adapt and they would need more time before a trade deal is put in place.
Juncker warned against “nationalism” and called on member states to work together to keep the European Union relevant.
He claimed a lack of a “permanent structure” means money is being wasted on duplicate missions.
Juncker won polite applause for his speech from the members of parliament, but was savaged by MEP Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, which led the push for Brexit.
He said: ‘It is clear that no lessons are going to be learned from Brexit.
He also proposed providing more than $500 billion of investment for small firms by 2020, and to set up a European Solidarity Corps which would see young people volunteer to help in crises including the refugee crisis and the recent natural disaster in Italy.
“We must have a European headquarters and so we should work towards a common military force”, Mr Juncker told the European Parliament.
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There are fears the European Union is facing paralysis until Britain decides to move. The commission has also redefined Internet access as a “universal service”.
