Thornings tale ved European Summit for Government Transformation

If we dig a bit deeper and ask ourselves, why Member States have decided to strengthen the European project rather than allow it to unravel in the pursuit of their own national solutions, I believe that the answer is this: Because EU countries are so connected and so integrated as they are today, viable alternatives to common solutions and joint actions at the European level simply do not exist.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S)
Statsminister

Thank you for the kind introduction.

Rector Demaret,
Chief Executive Noordende,
Dear students, ladies and gentlemen,

First of all, let me say that I am delighted to be here today to perform this years' Jean Monnet lecture. It is a pleasure and a privilege.