Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21 and 22 March 2024 (debate)
Charlie Weimers (ECR). – Mr President, Commission President von der Leyen, both you and the EPP want Conservative and nationalist support for a second term, but what are you offering? Vague promises to reduce migration and the burden of recently enacted climate legislation? That is simply not enough.
If you want our support, show a sincere wish to cooperate, to reduce migration and secure the border and the moratorium on funding physical border barriers today. Reduce EU funding to countries refusing returns of migrants. Listen to Greece. Launch an EU deportation mechanism now. Initiate a full audit of the climate pact. Everyone should know the true cost of implementation. Deindustrialisation must not be allowed to happen. If President von der Leyen wants to work with us, she can show it today.