Speeches

Madam President, the UN Summit for the Future proposes global governance, using sustainability as the main argument. We often hear that there is a demand for growth, but it is rarely explained why this growth is needed. The American economist Kenneth Bowling said: “Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever with limited resources is either a madman or an economist.” To stimulate growth, artificial demand is often created through laws and subsidies that promote short-lived products. The European Union and the United Nations are using these approaches to expand their power without actually achieving the intended goals. A global government will therefore either be ineffective or act with completely different intentions, or – in my opinion – the best solution is that such a global government simply does not exist.

Mr President, the whole spectacle of Mario Draghi's report serves a simple purpose - it must provide the basis for the EU's next five-year plan. The problems described in the economy are nothing new. However, the conclusions are completely wrong. Instead of pointing out that the European Union itself, with its systemic planned economy, is the main cause of inefficiency in Europe, we want more of the same, more power for Brussels, more climate folly and more encouragement for war. That won't and shouldn't work. They just want to create the United States of Europe. We, the Bulgarians, have enough experience with centralized planned economy, inefficiency and unification. And Europe does not need a European Union that deliberately undermines its greatest asset, namely the diversity of sovereign nations with their unique culture and history. As such, the European Union is the biggest threat to the future of Europe.