3:23:02 > 3:23:08Subtitles will begin at 11:30am.
3:30:56 > 3:31:00The best that we can do to put fire back in the engine of social Europe
3:31:00 > 3:31:05is to build on what was agreed in Gothenburg. We agreed a good
3:31:05 > 3:31:11political statement there and I'd like to see us turn that into
3:31:11 > 3:31:15reality by using that protocol, that proclamation, to guide European
3:31:15 > 3:31:28legislation and built Arius -- in those areas for years to come.
3:31:28 > 3:31:31Actually, I like the idea of a citizens' initiative. It is a good
3:31:31 > 3:31:36idea and would be a good example of direct democracy. We would also need
3:31:36 > 3:31:43safeguards. 1 billion people is a lot -- 1 million people is a lot but
3:31:43 > 3:31:51within the European Union of it is not so many. It has to reflect the
3:31:51 > 3:31:54majority view and that is what representatives best trip. To be
3:31:54 > 3:32:02frank, it is our intention to increase defence spending. Not to
3:32:02 > 3:32:06the same level as other EU countries but we intended to the spot to
3:32:06 > 3:32:12reasons. First of, because of the members of our defence forces, they
3:32:12 > 3:32:16are poorly paid. We are restoring and increasing their pay and that
3:32:16 > 3:32:21involves an increase in defence spending. We also need to replaced
3:32:21 > 3:32:27after date equipment. Some of the helicopters. There will be increased
3:32:27 > 3:32:34defence spending but we would have done this anyway. On Catalunya, one
3:32:34 > 3:32:38of my favourite parts of the world, Barcelona is one of my favourite
3:32:38 > 3:32:42cities, the only solution is dialogue. The central Government in
3:32:42 > 3:32:46Madrid, alt, will engage in dialogue with the new Government in
3:32:46 > 3:32:56Catalonia. -- I hope will engage. He makes good points. The United
3:32:56 > 3:32:59States, a federation, doesn't have a single constituency for anything.
3:32:59 > 3:33:08They are elected president through an electoral college. Perhaps they
3:33:08 > 3:33:11should have a single constituency. On two occasions out of four,
3:33:11 > 3:33:18declared candidate with the second a lot of votes got the presidency. --
3:33:18 > 3:33:22with the second model of votes. This is where we have to leave the
3:33:22 > 3:33:26coverage of the European Parliament. We can