I have received an oral report from the evaluation committee with the conclusion that there has not been sufficient progress in Budapest. Therefore I will not propose to vote or even discuss Fidesz, we will continue the suspension as long as the situation is as it is... I don't intend to start my presidency by revolution or large divisions, but I won't compromise about values. How can one even do that? We must find a practical solution.

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We should remind our American friends of their own motto: United we stand. Divided, we fall.

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Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and for people around the world.

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We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.

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I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.

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What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as liberal democracy, free markets and Europe with suspicion.

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I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

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I am glad that Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor, as she tries to combine a sense of responsibility with morality and values. Because this is the essence of Europe.

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Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

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The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy.

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I will be engaging myself personally, as the head of the Polish government, in the optimization of conditions for the exploration, research, logistics and the business related to the production of shale gas.

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My government is in no sense anti-Russian.

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My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.

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Poland is quite a mediocre country in some regards. The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom.

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If we believe that the EU is only a fair-weather event we will be doomed. The EU cannot be an answer only to the tragedies of the past but also to the problems of the future. We must understand that the geopolitical holidays are over. It's time to go back to school where there will be only hard exams to take.

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Nothing would be better today if Europe were divided or smaller. Today we have to say loud and clear that the crises, which have affected Europe cannot serve as a pretext for its disintegration. A mini-Europe would be the worst response to the maxi problems we have to face.

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Many militant conflicts began with war-like words. The blame game is currently more popular in the EU than football. But maybe there is also a good side to this. We now talk more honestly and emotionally with each other. Not in the soulless Euro-lingo of earlier times.

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Today, it is more important than ever to strengthen transatlantic relations. Only by co-operating closely can the EU and the US continue to make a difference when dealing with unprecedented challenges such as Daesh, the threats to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, climate change and migration.

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Im plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

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For Poland, the United States is the most important ally.

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Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.

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