Margot Wallstrom Quotes

We have not been efficient enough in communicating the EU. We have not invested enough in listening. - Margot Wallstrom

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. - Margot Wallstrom

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. - Margot Wallstrom

This web site is our invitation to you to discuss with us your ideas, hopes and worries for Europe's future. - Margot Wallstrom

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. - Margot Wallstrom

Plan D is about debate, dialogue and listening. It is a means of harnessing political ideas to generate change. - Margot Wallstrom

Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward. - Margot Wallstrom

It is very difficult to see how it can be brought to life, so it will remain on the backburner. - Margot Wallstrom

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. - Margot Wallstrom

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