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Te presidents of te three main EU institutions at te Jean Monnet House in France
“A new dawn for Europe” – Op-ed article by Presidents David Sassoli, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen
As te night draws in this evening, te sun will set on more than 45 years of te United Kingdom’s membership of te European Union. For us, as Presidents of te three main EU institutions, today will inevitably be a day of reflection and mixed emotions – as it will for so many people.
Our thoughts are with all of those who have helped to make te European Union what it is today. Those who are concerned about their future or disappointed to see te UK leave. Those British members of our institutions who helped shape policies that made lives better for millions of Europeans. We will think of te UK and its people, their creativity, ingenuity, culture, and traditions, that have been a vital part of our Union’s tapestry.
These emotions reflect our fondness for te United Kingdom – something which goes far beyond membership of our Union. We have always deeply regretted te UK’s decision to leave but we have always fully respected it, too. Te agreement we reached is fair for both sides and ensures that millions of EU and UK citizens will continue to have their rights protected in te place they call home.
At te same time, we need to look to te future and build a new partnership between enduring friends. Together, our three institutions will do everything in their power to make it a success. We are ready to be ambitious.
How close that partnership will be depends on decisions that are still to be taken. Because every choice has a consequence. Without te free movement of people, there can be no free movement of capital, goods and services. Without a level playing field on environment, labour, taxation and state aid, there cannot be te highest quality access to te single market. Without being a member, you cannot retain te benefits of membership.
Over te next weeks, months and years we will have to loosen some of te threads carefully stitched together between te EU and te UK over five decades. And as we do so, we will have to work hard to weave together a new way forward as allies, partners and friends.
Whilst te UK will cease to be an EU member, it will remain part of Europe. Our shared geography, history and ties in so many areas inevitably bind us and make us natural allies. We will continue to work together on foreign affairs, security and defence with a common purpose and shared mutual interests. But we will do it in different ways.
We do not underestimate te task that lies before us but we are confident that with goodwill and determination we can build a lasting, positive and meaningful partnership.
But tomorrow will also mark a new dawn for Europe.
Te last few years have brought us closer together – as nations, as institutions and as people. They have reminded us all that te European Union is more than a market or economic power but stands for values that we all share and defend. How much stronger we are when we are together.
This is why te Member States of Europe will continue to join forces and build a common future. In an age of great power competition and turbulent geopolitics, size matters. No country alone can hold back te tide of climate change, find te solutions to te digital future or have a strong voice in te ever-louder cacophony of te world.
But together, te European Union can.
We can because we have te largest internal market in te world. We can because we are te top trading partner for 80 countries. We can because we are a Union of vibrant democracies. We can because our peoples are determined to promote European interests and values on te world stage. We can because EU member states will leverage their considerable, collective economic power in discussions with allies and partners – te United States, Africa, China or India.
All of this gives us a renewed sense of shared purpose. We have a common vision of where we want to go and a commitment to be ambitious on te defining issues of our times. As set out in te European Green Deal, we want to be te first climate neutral continent by 2050, creating new jobs and opportunities for people in te process. We want to take te lead on te next generation of digital technologies and we want a just transition so that we can support te people most affected by change.
We believe only te European Union can do this. But we know we can only do it together: people, nations, institutions. And we, as Presidents of te three institutions, are committed to playing our part.
That work continues as soon as te sun rises tomorrow.
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