Speech (extract) by Anthony C. L. Blair

Speech (extract) by Anthony C. L. Blair

‘For Europe the central challenge is no longer simply securing internal peace inside the European Union […] we do not yet have the influence in global issues that we should. We are less than the sum of our parts. This requires us to work more closely on the big issues, and to use subsidiarity to get out of many of the small issues. Integrate where necessary. Decentralise where possible. The European Council, the leaders of Europe, then must return to its original role, setting clear strategic direction and vision and working in partnership with the Commission to achieve it. […] Our first phase was peace within the EU; our second phase is meeting the new global challenge.The nest era must be how we build Europe's strength, power and responsibility vis-à-vis the outside world.’

Photo Anthony (Tony) Charles Lynton Blair

Anthony (Tony) Charles Lynton Blair