I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back.

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• Peter Mandelson:

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• Peter Mandelson:

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• Peter Mandelson:

  Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.

• Peter Mandelson:

  For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been pas

• Peter Mandelson:

  Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupati

• Peter Mandelson:

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• Peter Mandelson:

  If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want

• Peter Mandelson:

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• Peter Mandelson:

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• Peter Mandelson:

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