...has, according to Cranmer, written his name into the history books with The Prague Declaration; a statement of principles that is as significant to European, and possibly world history as Martin Luther's proclamations in 1517...
"CONSCIOUS OF THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM THE EU ON THE BASIS OF EUROREALISM, OPENNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND DEMOCRACY, IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR NATIONS AND CONCENTRATES ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY, GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS, THE EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVES AND REFORMISTS GROUP SHARES THE FOLLOWING PRI
NCIPLES:
1. Free enterprise, free and fair trade and competition, minimal regulation, lower taxation, and small government as the ultimate catalysts for individual freedom and personal and national prosperity.
2. Freedom of the individual, more personal responsibility and greater democratic accountability.
3. Sustainable, clean energy supply with an emphasis on energy security.
4. The importance of the family as the bedrock of society.
5. The sovereign integrity of the nation state, opposition to EU federalism and a renewed respect for true subsidiarity.
6. The overriding value of the transatlantic security relationship in a revitalised NATO, and support for young democracies across Europe.
7. Effectively controlled immigration and an end to abuse of asylum procedures.
8. Efficient and modern public services and sensitivity to the needs of both rural and urban communities.
9. An end to waste and excessive bureaucracy and a commitment to greater transparency and probity in the
EU institutions and use of EU funds.
10. Respect and equitable treatment for all EU countries, new and old, large and small."
This declaration will, if it survives, reverberate around the world. The small group of EuroMP's that gather around it have the means to make history as true reformers. The left will hate them and it, (see cartoon from The Independent left, click on to enlarge) as it lays the foundation for a reversal of the constipated bureaucracy that stifles European capitalism, and diminishes individual responsibility and threatens energy security. Bravo that man ! More here...
"CONSCIOUS OF THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM THE EU ON THE BASIS OF EUROREALISM, OPENNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND DEMOCRACY, IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF OUR NATIONS AND CONCENTRATES ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY, GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS, THE EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVES AND REFORMISTS GROUP SHARES THE FOLLOWING PRI
NCIPLES:1. Free enterprise, free and fair trade and competition, minimal regulation, lower taxation, and small government as the ultimate catalysts for individual freedom and personal and national prosperity.
2. Freedom of the individual, more personal responsibility and greater democratic accountability.
3. Sustainable, clean energy supply with an emphasis on energy security.
4. The importance of the family as the bedrock of society.
5. The sovereign integrity of the nation state, opposition to EU federalism and a renewed respect for true subsidiarity.
6. The overriding value of the transatlantic security relationship in a revitalised NATO, and support for young democracies across Europe.
7. Effectively controlled immigration and an end to abuse of asylum procedures.
8. Efficient and modern public services and sensitivity to the needs of both rural and urban communities.
9. An end to waste and excessive bureaucracy and a commitment to greater transparency and probity in the
EU institutions and use of EU funds.10. Respect and equitable treatment for all EU countries, new and old, large and small."
This declaration will, if it survives, reverberate around the world. The small group of EuroMP's that gather around it have the means to make history as true reformers. The left will hate them and it, (see cartoon from The Independent left, click on to enlarge) as it lays the foundation for a reversal of the constipated bureaucracy that stifles European capitalism, and diminishes individual responsibility and threatens energy security. Bravo that man ! More here...
2 comments:
Sounds real good and all that, something i'd support whole-heartedly, but i'll believe it when i see it.
..me too. But let's hope...
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