Det, vi har brug for i dag, er at opnå en reel konvergens af alle EU-borgeres livskvalitet og ikke en konvergens af lokale økonomier udtrykt i tal, som bidrager til det frie markedssystems velfærd og regelmæssige funktion i stedet for europæernes velfærd.
. – Mr President, the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left is truly greatly surprised by the reference in the report to the undeniable economic success of the internal market and the assessment that it has been a driving force in the promotion of economic cohesion and the progressive removal of regional disparities.