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Schulz: Call for political union now a ‘dramatic mistake’

05.09.12 @ 08:36

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European leaders are making a "dramatic mistake" focussing on long-term EU reforms now when fast decisions are needed, European parliament president Martin Schulz told Germany's Spiegel. “To me it seems akin to sitting in an airplane that's experiencing serious turbulence, while in the cockpit, they're debating improvements to the engines.”

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