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National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (debate)
There is no EP plenary session without a debate on Poland or Hungary. What do these debates bring? Absolutely nothing. There is no change of power as Mr. Pons of the EPP wanted. There is no starvation of Poland, as Mrs. Barney of S&D wanted. There is, however, a progressive internal weakening of the European Community, an erosion of the freedom and sovereignty of the Member States, which are boxed by the EU institutions to the delight of parts of the Chamber. Behind all this is a profound injustice, which gives the countries of the old EU some moral supremacy over the countries that joined the EU after 2004. In all this, we can also see the play of the economic interests of the countries of the old EU, which for years have been unable to master their internal problems related to security and unemployment, and who are trying to build a scenery against which they look noble at all costs. Enough double standards in the EU, time for cooperation and understanding, not shoes and federalism.