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describedinacademictextbooksonEuropeanintegrationismostclearlyvisible:
thankstotheEU,Poland)sinfluenceisincreasingmanifold.
LadiesandGentlemen!DuringourPresidency,wekeptwithtraditionand
workedtoensurestablesurroundingsfortheEuropeanUnion,inboththe
SouthernandEasterndimensionsofitsneighbourhoodpolicy.Boththesevectors
ofourpolicywillbesupportedbytheEuropeanEndowmentforDemocracy.We
alreadyhavethenecessarypoliticalagreementtoinitiatetheproject,whichmay
beginoperatingbeforetheendoftheyear.PolandishelpingArabstatesthatare
settingoutonthedifcultpathofmodernizationanddemocratization.
WeengageEuropeinthepursuitofcommonobjectives,includingthoseof
utmostimportanceforPoland)sforeignpolicy.Atthesametime,wegivethe
EUthestrengthandmeanstoputintoactiontheobjectivesoftheUnionas
awhole.OursuccessfulPresidencystrengthenedPoland)spositionintheEU—
indeed,allaroundtheworld.RepresentativesoftheMinistryofForeignAlairs
actedonbehalfoftheHighRepresentativeontheoccasionof14meetingwith
thirdcountries;ImyselfdeputizedforCatherineAshtonseveraltimes.Ispoke
onherbehalfbeforetheEuropeanParliament)sCommitteeonForeignAlairs
andheadedEUmissionsinAfghanistanandPakistan.TankstothePresidency,
Poland)sbrandawarenesshasbeenraisedglobally.Weareusingthistoelectively
pursueourinterestsbeyondEurope,particularlyinAsiaandLatinAmerica.
DuringthePresidencyweactedonbehalfoftheentireEuropeanUnion,while
atthesametimelookingaferournationalinterests.Atestamenttothisisthefact
thattheEuropeanCommission)sproposalonthe2014-2020multiannualfinancial
frameworkcontinuestoserveasthebasisforfurthernegotiations.Weoppose
initiativesaimedatgivingPolandlessfundsfromtheEUbudgetonaccountofour
robusteconomicgrowth.Wedonotwanttobepunishedforbeingasuccessstory!
Duringthenegotiations,wewillinitiatearoundofintensivecooperation
betweenthePolishparliamentandparliamentsofEUMemberStates.Indirect
coordinationwithVisegradGroupcountriesandtheFriendsofCohesionPolicy
group,wewillstrivetopreventthebudgetnegotiationsfrombecomingan
agreementbetweenthebiggestcountries.
EuropeaninvestmentsarekeyforPoland:theyhelpfendolthecrisisand
bolsterdomesticmarketactivity.Teyareadvantageousnotonlyforitsimmediate
beneficiaries;theyalsoindirectlybenefitthenetpayersbyrackingupprofitsfor
enterprisesfromthesecountries.Tisisalsoourcontributiontothedevelopment
oftheentireCommunity.
Formanyyearsnow,Polandhasresponsiblypursueditseconomicandfinancial
policies.TeprovisionsadoptedfifeenyearsagoinourConstitutionarenow
beingcopiedbytherestofEurope.TedrafprovisionsoftheEuropean“Fiscal
Compact”repeatArticle216ofourBasicLaw.Wehadnodoubtsthataccedingto
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