Farage: Break up the euro and restore human dignity

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• European Parliament, Strasbourg, 22 May 2012

• Speaker: Nigel Farage MEP, Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Co-President of the 'Europe of Freedom and Democracy' (EFD) Group in the European Parliament - http://nigelfaragemep.co.uk

• Bluecard question: Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU MEP (Greece), Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP group)

• Debate: Preparation of the informal European summit - Investment, growth and jobs - Council and Commission statements [2012/2645(RSP)]: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/po...

Transcript:

President, we're in the midst of an economic and increasingly humanitarian crisis and yet Commission president Barroso is not here. Indeed, Herman van Rompuy is not here either. Not that it relly matters, because they're not prepared to listen to any debate or any argument. They're intent on pursuing their political dream of a United States of Europe. They're prepared to commit
economic suicide for an entire continent.

And tomorrow night Mr van Rompuy has called yet another summit at which he's going to present a strategy for growth and jobs. Elected MEPs, representatives of the people of Europe from left and right - we've heard it all before - remember the euro itself was supposed to create growth and jobs and yet it is actively destroying both of those things.

The remedy we're being offered is more of the same. I would suggest that the medicine is killing the patient, and to increase the dosage is madness.

And don't listen to those who will tell you that the only alternative is for Greece to stay in the euro. Everyone's pushing this. David Cameron, all the other leaders are saying, we must keep Greece in the euro, if she leaves the sky will fall in.

It won't! There'll be a few difficult weeks and then things will settle down. There'll be a boom in tourism, investment will start to come back into Greece, innovation will start to come back into Greece as people start making products to beat expensive imports.

Indeed Greece outside of the eurozone may well provide to be an inspiration for Spain, for Portugal and many other countries. We need to recognise that a terrible mistake has been made. We must resolve to put it right. We've got to give people hope because out there now is absolute despair.

We all remember Dimitris Christoulas, the 77-year-old former pharmacist who shot himself dead outside the Greek parliament. But he is just one of a growing humanitarian disaster. Huge increases in suicides in Italy, in Greece, particularly from people running small businesses who cannot see a way out of the problem. Children being left in increasing numbers outside the doors of churches because they can't afford to feed them.

Our leaders are too callous to listen and care. YOU can do something about this. YOU can rise up and say - and I know in my conversations with you that many of you agree with me, that I'm right - we've got to break up the euro; we've got to restore democracy; we've got to restore human dignity; we must ignore Messers Barroso and Van Rompuy, they have been proved to be wrong. WE must provide people with hope.

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[1pen2books]

This guy, Farage, has two big balls indeed. All the other european leaders are extremely well paid bankers´s coward thugs. For example, I, as a spaniard, I am ashamed of being a spaniard due to our corupt politicians: the crook fake conservative and the socialist because they are the same dog with diferent collars.

I hope people start soon a social revolution..perhaps suported by a sector of the military forces. Maybe..maybe...who knows..may G-d help us to achieve a real conservative coup.

[slatz20]

Under American pressure, Greek governments have been concealing for decades that our country is rich in oil and rare minerals.

There are studies indicating that if these quantified resources are extracted and marketed, Greece will become one of the richest nations in the world.

It is only a matter of time before Greece becomes subjugated from debt, and is forced to sell rights of its natural resources to US corporations.

This is something that we cannot allow. Help the people of Greece resist!

[Charly Marteau]

On a Marine ^_^

[Emma Inger]

why do we obey to nato? with countries breaking the rule of nato?

[Emma Inger]

why don't we have the same man in France????why are we accepting the rule of usa and their allies why?

[David COMPAN]

We the PEOPLE don' t need explanations or excuses WE NEED THE JOB DONE. Politician you are OUR SERVANT and we pay for it. Just focus on the job in hand.

[LordLoxley24]

the people of Greece are probably too damn lazy to extract said minerals themselves, thus the reason they will sell them.

[whatever0mate]

A speech that should have received a standing ovation. What do we get instead? A bunch of pathetic bureaucrats clinging to their seats

[asumazilla]

Very inspirational speech by Nigel Farage.

[1pen2books]

You are right. In Spain we have a problem: all politicial parties are pro-EU because it is the EU who pay for their wages.

In Spain we need a party financialy independent from the EU.

Look at Bersani: he has promised to leave the EU or something like that. Italian people have voted him because of that promise.

Look at the hired EU-thug of the illuminati: Monti !! people has sent him to the hell because people know very well ho is that mafioso dumbass.

In Spain we need a Nigel, a saviour!