The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.
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Tarja Halonen Quote
“European citizens expect that there will be also a fair system inside the European Union and in the euro, and that's why we have to have quite hard discipline.”
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