This
morning, we had a serious political discussion about completing the
Economic and Monetary Union. The European Central Bank President Mario
Draghi also joined us and has stressed the need for progress. We have
one clear message from our debate: there is no time for complacency in
reforming the eurozone. We stand ready to take difficult decisions on
banking union and economic governance in the coming year.
Our ministers
will work rapidly and report to us next June.
We
congratulated President Hollande on the historic success of COP21 in
Paris and assessed progress on building the Energy Union. We discussed
the conditions that need to be met by major energy infrastructure
projects. What we have agreed is that any new infrastructure should be
fully in line with Energy Union objectives, such as reduction of energy
dependency and diversification of suppliers, sources and routes. Not to
mention the obvious obligation that all projects have to comply with all
EU laws, including the third Energy Package. This is a clear condition
for receiving support from the EU institutions or any Member State - be
it political, legal or financial.
I
cannot finish without a word of appreciation for Prime Minister Bettel
and his team. Xavier, I think I can speak for all leaders when I say
that the Luxembourg Presidency was outstanding with very hard work done
on the migration crisis, Passanger Name Record and data protection. It
was an extremely efficient presidency. Thank you, Xavier, and most
sincere congratulations.
Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια :
Δημοσίευση σχολίου