Brussels, 05/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The Spinelli Group will hold an alternative summit and present a new “Laeken Declaration” on Thursday 8 December. According to a press release published on Monday 5 December: “The European Union must react to the crisis and find new ways forward and not let itself be undermined by national egoisms and scepticism. The current proposals on the table cannot seriously convince either the European citizens affected by the crisis, or the financial markets in the long term.” On Thursday 8 December, the Spinelli Group will hold a “European Shadow Council” on the 10th anniversary of the Laeken Declaration. A comprehensive solution to the current crisis in the eurozone will be presented in a new “Laeken + 10” Declaration. Spinelli Group members include: Jacques Delors, Mario Monti, Joschka Fischer, Danuta Hübner, Tomaso Padoa Schioppa, Andrew Duff, Elmar Brok, Guy Verhofstadt, Daniel Cohn Bendit, Sylvie Goulard and Isabelle Durant. (LC/transl.fl)
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