an historic moment for global efforts to combat climate change. |
I often hear people say that they have lost confidence in the European Union because they feel that it has taken on too many responsibilities and has become very complex and difficult to understand. |
If we want to have the support of European citizens we have to engage with them, but we also need leadership and that's something we're lacking, |
It is very difficult to see how it can be brought to life, so it will remain on the backburner, |
Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward, |
Plan D is about debate, dialogue and listening. It is a means of harnessing political ideas to generate change, |
The commission is very engaged in the question of public access to documents and we have started an overview of the regulation. |
The Japanese have indicated that despite the fact that they share the Kyoto targets and they want the protocol enforced by 2002, they are not, at present, willing to conclude the deal without the U.S. |
This web site is our invitation to you to discuss with us your ideas, hopes and worries for Europe's future. |
Today, many Europeans see the EU as a remote bureaucracy built by the political elite; a process unconnected with ordinary people, ... They want greater openness in this process and, quite rightly, they want to have their say in EU policymaking. |
We have finalised the rescue operation. We have rescued the Kyoto protocol. It is a major achievement because we live with this for many years to come, |
We have not been efficient enough in communicating the EU. We have not invested enough in listening, |