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Speech by President Donald Tusk at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony 2017 - Consilium
Téigh chuig clár na n-ábhar
Úsáidimid fianáin chun a áirithiú go mbeidh an taithí brabhsála is fearr agat ar ár láithreán gréasáin. Féadfaidh tú tuilleadh eolais a fháil ar an úsáid a bhainimid as fianáin agus faoin gcaoi ar féidir leat do chuid socruithe ríomhaire a athrú.
Glacaim le fianáin Diúltaím fianáin
Is í an Chomhairle Eorpach an institiúid de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh a leagann amach treoirlínte ginearálta polaitiúla agus tosaíochtaí ginearálta an Aontais. Tá an Chomhairle comhdhéanta de cheannairí stáit nó rialtais na mBallstát mar aon lena hUachtarán agus Uachtarán an Choimisiúin.
Tuilleadh eolais faoi ról na Comhairle Eorpaí
Clár oibre polaitiúil an Aontais a leagan amach
An ról in ainmniúcháin agus i gceapacháin
Donald Tusk, Uachtarán na Comhairle Eorpaí
Stair Chruinnithe  Mullaigh an Limistéir Euro
Is í Comhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh an institiúid ina mbíonn ionadaithe thar ceann rialtais na mBallstát. Tugtar Comhairle an Aontais uirthi freisin go neamhfhoirmeálta agus is sa Chomhairle a thagann airí náisiúnta ó thíortha uile an Aontais Eorpaigh le chéile chun dlíthe a ghlacadh agus chun beartais a chomhordú.
Léigh níos mó faoi obair na Comhairle
A ról i gcomhaontuithe idirnáisiúnta
Stair Chomhairle na hEorpa
Uachtarán an Ghrúpa Euro
Stair an Ghrúpa Euro
Oibríonn Comhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh agus an Chomhairle Eorpach ar réimse leathan de shaincheisteanna a mbíonn tionchar acu ar leas an Aontais agus ar leas a chuid saoránach.
Lean na forbairtí is déanaí maidir le ceapadh beartais agus reachtaíocht atá faoi chaibidlíocht.
Féach na beartais uilig
Clár oibre na gceannairí
Gníomhaireachtaí an Aontais atá lonnaithe sa Ríocht Aontaithe a athshuí
Margadh Aonair Digiteach don Eoraip
Buiséad an Aontais do 2018
Beartas trádála an Aontais Eorpaigh
The EU fight against organised crime
Teacht ar réitigh don bhrú imirceach
Comhrac an Aontais i gcoinne na sceimhlitheoireachta
Smachtbhannaí: an chaoi agus an tráth a ghlacann an tAontas Eorpach bearta sriantacha
Comhar an Aontais Eorpaigh maidir leis an tslándáil agus leis an gcosaint
Dul i ngleic leis an athrú aeráide san Aontas Eorpach
Tagann ceannairí an Aontais Eorpaigh le chéile ar a laghad 4 huaire sa bhliain sa Chomhairle Eorpach.
Tagann Comhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh le chéile i bhfoirmíochtaí difriúla de réir na topaice atá á phlé.
Is iad na Coistí agus na Meithleacha a dhéanann an réamhobair ar na comhaid sula bpléitear ag cruinnithe na Comhairle iad.
Féach na cruinnithe uilig
Bíonn doiciméid na Comhairle agus na Comhairle Eorpaigh ar fáil tríd an gclár poiblí, i gcomhréir le rialacha an Aontais Eorpaigh maidir le trédhearcacht.
Is féidir freisin breathnú ar fhoilseacháin na Comhairle, rochtain a fháil ar na cartlanna agus an reachtaíocht a chuardach a ndéanann an Chomhairle idirbheartaíocht uirthi i gcomhar le Parlaimint na hEorpa.
Tuilleadh eolais faoi dhoiciméid agus faoi fhoilseacháin
Déan cuardach sa chlár
PRADO - Doiciméid aitheantais agus taistil
Cuardaigh gníomhartha reachtacha faoi 'comhchinnteoireacht'
Cuardaigh bunachar sonraí na gconarthaí agus na gcomhaontuithe
Is í an phreasoifig an chéad phointe teagmhála do gach iarratas ó na meáin. Bíonn na preasoifigigh ag labhairt 'i modh rúin' faoi ghníomhaíochtaí na Comhairle.
Tionólann an phreasoifig preasócáidí, cuireann sí tuairisciú closamhairc ar fáil do na mórimeachtaí agus soláthraíonn sí áiseanna d'iriseoirí.
Faigh tuilleadh eolais faoi sheirbhísí an phreasa
Creidiúnú do na meáin
Síntiúis ríomphoist agus SMS
Stiúideonna teilifíse agus raidió
Tá ceanncheathrú Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh agus na Comhairle Eorpaí lonnaithe sa Bhruiséil (an Bheilg).
Is féidir dul i dteagmhail chun cuairt a eagrú, ceisteanna a chur maidir le hobair an dá institiúid, agus doiciméad a iarraidh, i measc seirbhísí eile.
Féach gach faisnéis teagmhála
Tabhair cuairt ar an gComhairle
Speech by President Donald Tusk at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony 2017
Léirítear an t-ábhar sa teanga bhunaidh más rud é nach mbeidh aistriúchán ar fáil
Speech by President Donald Tusk at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony 2017
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Déileálfaidh Preasoifig Ardrúnaíocht na Comhairle le d'iarratas i gcomhréir le forálacha Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 45/2001 maidir le cosaint daoine aonair i ndáil le sonraí pearsanta a bheith á bpróiseáil ag institiúidí agus ag comhlachtaí an Chomhphobail agus maidir le saorghluaiseacht na sonraí sin.
Stórálfar do shonraí sa bhunachar sonraí chomh fada agus a bheidh síntiús agat leis an tseirbhís.
Féadfar sonraí áirithe (ainm, seoladh r-phoist, rogha teanga, ainm na meán, an cineál meáin) a nochtadh do phreasoifigí na n-institiúidí Eorpacha, do Bhuanionadaíochtaí na mBallstát agus do Ghníomhaireachtaí an Aontais Eorpaigh, faoi na coinníollacha a leagtar síos in Airteagal 7 agus in Airteagal 8 de Rialachán 45/2001.
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When, a few weeks ago, Timothy Garton Ash suggested that I present the laudatio on the occasion of his receipt of the Charlemagne Prize, we could not have  predicted  that our ceremony would be held in the atmosphere of grief and rage because of a certain tragic event. Yet another crime perpetrated by Islamic terrorists seems to confirm the view that we have found ourselves at the very heart of a global civil war. However, the dominant feeling we have is, first of all, the feeling of solidarity with the victims' families and with the UK. And who knows better the meaning of “solidarity” than our laureate ? Timothy, we are with you today,  in our hearts and our thoughts, in Manchester.
I responded to the Professor 's call with satisfaction and without a moment's hesitation. Not just because of my natural vanity and a feeling of  pride at having been cast in this role by one of the most eminent historians and intellectuals of our time, whose books have offered  me and my whole generation (not only in Poland  and Central Europe) important guidance - for exactly thirty years. And not because he asked me to deliver my remarks in Polish - although I cannot conceal my great pleasure at that suggestion. The most important reason is the feeling - on my part at least - of a special  community with Professor Timothy Garton Ash. Firstly, the community of the road we have travelled; secondly - a community of the  political creed; thirdly - a community of moderate optimism.
Our common road began at the Gdańsk shipyard in August 1980, during the great  strike which gave birth to  “Solidarność” movement. It was there that the desires of all Poles under the communist yoke came together in one focal point: the desire for freedom of speech and creed, for the  truth in public life, the rule of law, human dignity and curbing the omnipotence of the ruling party. At that time I was busy organising an independent student movement, while Timothy was doing research for his book on the Polish revolution. Several years later we published the book in the underground publishing house. It immediately became obligatory reading for the elite of  illegal " Solidarnosc".  As I was reading it, I came to realize that I was involved in the making of history - which was of exceptional significance to a politically involved historian. (Yes, we are both historians; or, strictly speaking, I was just an ordinary student of history; Professor Ash is history's  extraordinary teacher.  I do see the difference -  take my word for it - but, just for the duration of today's ceremony, please let me feel a member of the same fraternity).
We both profoundly believed in the idea of integration of all Europe and in its future success, and we both worked as hard as we could for it to become reality. My merit here is much smaller: after all, as a Pole I had my egoistic stake in my country's accession. Professor Ash was much more of an idealist in that process; nevertheless, his efforts have brought about very practical results indeed. Not so long ago the tables were turned. During the Brexit dilemma our the winner of today's prize, minding his own good interest, campaigned for the UK to stay in the EU; so did I - and I did it on idealistic grounds. Except that my efforts did not produce any practical results. Let me mention yet another experience we have in common: we were both intensely scrutinised by the Stasi, which resulted in some thick and exceptionally interesting dossiers.
This is no time or place for nostalgic journeys to the distant past, especially as our protagonist is often referred to as the master of the history of the present. But there is one thing I would like to strongly underline: for the reasonable and struggling Poles, your presence in the difficult moments, your insight,  your empathy, which - forgive me - one would not expect of an Englishman, which accompanied us, Central Europeans on our road to freedom were (and still are) priceless and of the highest order. And then, last but not least, our wives are Polish and we both feel good about that.
Secondly - the community of political creed. We believe that what unites Europe, what is, or should be, shared by all Europeans is our allegiance to freedom and a few principles, which may seem slightly old-fashioned, but which together constitute a political phenomenon ( in my personal opinion the most important human invention) that has been named “liberal democracy”. Today's Europe is a melting pot of nations and ethnic groups, of many religions and languages, of different traditions and fates. What gives a meaning to our coexistence in this - objectively speaking - best, but still quite troubled spot on Earth is freedom in its different dimensions.  It is also this freedom, besides  culture, which gives a meaning to the West in a political sense. Anyone who tries to alter this,  from within or without, has to be told clearly and repeatedly that freedom is the essence of Europeanism.
This is why it is so important to keep our relations with the United States as close as possible and as long as possible - at least for as long as this value remains a priority also on the other side of the Atlantic. Tomorrow I am meeting President Trump and I will try to convince him that euroatlantism is primarily cooperation of the free for the sake of freedom; that if we want to prevent the scenario that has already been named by our opponents not so long ago in Munich as the “post-West world order”, we should watch over our legacy of freedom together.
Our third common trait is moderate optimism. Things are becoming slightly more complicated here. Last January Professor Ash wrote in an article for The New York Review of Books that had he been cryogenically frozen in January 2005, he would have gone to rest as a happy European. At the time the continent was in the process of unification, full of euroenthusiasm, the European constitution was about to become a fact, the common currency - contrary to sceptical opinions - turned out to be a success, the UK under Prime Minister Blair clearly recognised that the English Channel was much narrower than it had seemed, and euro-enthusiasts in the EU's close neighbourhood, as for example in Kiev, were getting a second wind.
In his article, Professor Ash goes on to say: Cryogenically reanimated in January 2017, I would immediately have died again from shock. For now there is crisis and disintegration wherever I look”. He mentions problems with the euro, Brexit, an anti-liberal drift in his beloved Warsaw and Budapest (as well as in many other places on our continent and elsewhere), the uncertain future of integration, the distrust surrounding the idea and practice of free movement of persons (indeed, one of the main reasons for Brexit), Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Add to this the tragic attacks in Paris, Nice, Brussels, Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, London and Manchester, as well as the still unresolved problem of the mass wave of refugees and migrants.
Under such circumstances, a politician who displays optimism, even on a moderate scale, is likely to be perceived , at best, naïve, even if he produces rational arguments  in support of his viewpoint. But I will take the risk As for the euro, recent talks with the Greeks within the Eurogroup framework look  quite promising. After a long conversation with the new President of France I know that we have found a new formidable supporter of a reform of the common currency. Ukraine vigorously stands by its pro-European line, one of the results of which is the new visa-free regime. Central Europe is a testimony to how strongly the people - as opposed to some governments - are attached to the European Union and determined to fight for their presence there. In the face of Brexit, the EU-27 countries have become more tightly united than ever before, although I realise this is poor consolation for our prize-winner. The election results in Austria, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and France, as well as the election forecasts for Germany show that the idea of an integrated, democratic Europe is stronger than the populist discourse. This is not enough to bring back the mood of 2005, but provides sufficient justification for Professor Ash's concluding remarks from his article: “On a bad Europe day, and there were too many of those in 2016, one does feel like going into cryogenic hibernation; but this is no time for freezing. The starting point for fighting well is to understand exactly what consequences of which aspects of the post-wall era's economic and social liberalism … have alienated so many people that they now vote for populists, who in turn threaten the foundations of political liberalism …. Having made an accurate diagnosis, the liberal left and liberal right need to come up with policies, and accessible, emotionally appealing language around those policies…. On the outcome of this struggle will depend the character and future name of our currently nameless era.”
I take this message from Professor Ash as an obligation also for myself and I say it in all seriousness. One of the most important films by Andrzej Wajda for our whole generation was - in Polish - Popiół i diament. The literal English translation of this title is “Ash and Diamond”. It takes on a special meaning in the context of our ceremony today. In your particular case, dear laureate, 'ash'   means  'diamond.
Athbhreithnithe go deireanach an 22/02/2018
An bhfuil rud éigin cearr leis an leathanach seo?
Fuaireamar do theachtaireacht. Go raibh maith agat as aiseolas a thabhairt
Foireann í Ardrúnaíocht na Comhairle a bhíonn freagrach as cabhrú leis an gComhairle Eorpach agus le Comhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh. Cuidíonn sí le hobair na Comhairle a eagrú agus áirithíonn sí go mbeidh an obair sin comhleanúnach agus go gcuirtear chun feidhme clár 18 mí na Comhairle.
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