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EU President no-one voted for drones on for 1hr 20 mins in “State of the Union” speech

Disturbing, globalist EU witterings from the President of a wannabe superstate

Yesterday in Brussels the unelected President of the EU Commission addressed the EU Parliament for almost an hour and 20 minutes in her “State of the Union” speech.

This address is a relatively new EU delusion of grandeur based on the tradition of the US President’s annual State of the Union speech to the US Congress, as if the EU were a country. Out of a very long speech we have picked out a few sections which caught our attention.

On the EU’s disastrous inability to respond to COVID-19

“We turned fear and division between Member States into confidence in our Union. We showed what is possible when we trust each other and trust our European institutions.”

For the reality of what the EU failed in, we strongly recommend reading two of our articles this year about the EU’s total unpreparedness for handling this ‘crisis’:-

Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary

The EU mishandling the COVID crisis

15 Mar 2020: How the EU has been unmasked and emasculated by COVID-19
European nation states re-emerge as EU laws are tossed aside
Click here to read

09 Apr 2020: EU enters intensive care, and even forgets who its member countries are
Extraordinary and desperate moves reveal extent of panic in Brussels
Click here to read

The EU failed to help Italy at the height of its COVID crisis, (for which the EU is still not forgiven by Italians), but Frau von der Leyen is proud of what the EU did for non-EU citizens thousands of miles away:-

“In the pandemic, European planes delivering thousands of tonnes of protective equipment landed everywhere from Sudan to Afghanistan, Somalia to Venezuela.”

No minimum wages in EU law (but they exist in UK law)

Remainers still talk of Brexit as meaning the abandonment of supposed EU protections on matters such as workers’ rights. We have published many research reports showing that it’s UK law that protects workers’ rights, and that the EU has done almost nothing.

Below Frau von der Leyen is forced to admit that the EU has no protections in place.

“This is real European solidarity in action. And it reflects the fact that in our Union the dignity of work must be sacred. But the truth is that for too many people, work no longer pays. Dumping wages destroys the dignity of work, penalises the entrepreneur who pays decent wages and distorts fair competition in the Single Market.
“This is why the Commission will put forward a legal proposal to support Member States to set up a framework for minimum wages. Everyone must have access to minimum wages either through collective agreements or through statutory minimum wages.”

Conclusive proof from the EU President of what we have stated many times before: the EU does not even have a minimum wage law.

The Single Market still isn’t working

Who knew? The Single Market isn’t working. This is the Single Market which the EU started on 01 Jan 1993, over 25 years ago.

“We must tear down the barriers of the Single Market. We must cut red tape. We must step up implementation and enforcement. And we must restore the four freedoms – in full and as fast as possible.”

Readers may wish to note that the EU President talks of restoring the four freedoms. This necessarily means that the EU's own laws have been broken across the EU, as these four freedoms are supposed to be sacrosanct.

Big Brother - Soon you won’t even be able to rent a bike without an EU identity card

Personal freedom and civil liberties? No. EU citizens will soon all be on a central database, unable to do anything without an “EU E-Identity” card. It seems they won’t even be able to rent a bicycle.

“That is why the Commission will soon propose a secure European e-identity. One that we trust and that any citizen can use anywhere in Europe to do anything from paying your taxes to renting a bicycle.”

Brexit – no great surprises here

“But talks have not progressed as we would have wished. And that leaves us very little time. As ever, this House will be the first to know and will have the last say. And I can assure you we will continue to update you throughout, just as we did with the Withdrawal Agreement.
“That agreement took three years to negotiate and we worked relentlessly on it. Line by line, word by word. And together we succeeded. The result guarantees our citizens' rights, financial interests, the integrity of the Single Market – and crucially the Good Friday Agreement.
“The EU and the UK jointly agreed it was the best and only way for ensuring peace on the island of Ireland. And we will never backtrack on that. This agreement has been ratified by this House and the House of Commons. It cannot be unilaterally changed, disregarded or dis-applied. This a matter of law, trust and good faith.”

We would merely point out to Frau von der Leyen that there is now an accepted legal case for the UK to repudiate the entire Withdrawal Treaty on the grounds that the EU has not acted in good faith throughout all the discussions and negotiations.

Anyone a fan of globalisation?

The EU is.

“We will work for just globalisation.” (This was highlighted in bold in her speech.)

Do you have an alternative opinion to the EU Commission?

Sorry, that will soon be banned.

“The Commission is putting forward an action plan to start making that happen. As part of this, we will propose to extend the list of EU crimes to all forms of hate crime and hate speech – whether because of race, religion, gender or sexuality.”

Couched in terms designed to sound relatively innocuous, the reality of the EU’s control on your freedom of expression will go much further. And readers will note the reference to "EU crimes". We will publish more detail on this in due course.

We do agree with the unelected EU President on one thing

“Honourable members, the people of Europe are still suffering.
“It is a period of profound anxiety for millions who are concerned about the health of their families, the future of their jobs or simply just getting through until the end of the month.”

At least she got that part right. Not that the EU will help with any of that….

If any readers feel strong enough to read it in full, the complete text of the speech by this unelected President of the EU Commission is here.

Observations

This is the EU which is coming

We warned about it before the EU Referendum (and since) but of course the mainstream media failed to cover it. Back in 2016, those who voted Remain thought they were voting for the status quo. They weren’t. They were unknowingly voting for an inreasing totalitarian and dystopian nightmare.

Many Remain voters have now learnt more about the EU and have changed their minds. Sadly it often seems to be politicians – who should be better informed than the public – who continue to be blind to the realities of the EU, despite the EU’s constant hostilities towards the United Kingdom since we voted to leave their ideological construct.

Yesterday Ursula von der Leyen tried to put a positive spin on things. In this she is helped on a daily basis by the relentless stream of propaganda emanating from the Brussels PR machine.

Once again we urge the UK Government to increase significantly its efforts to inform the people of the United Kingdom and the world of the truth about the EU.

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Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Thur 17 Sept 2020

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Reader Comments 18

1. Sydney Ashurst , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 08:25:

At Home - the Storm in a Tea Cup is over. Boris will get his Internal Market Bill.
With a conciliatory amendment the Lords will be left gawking

2. Catherine, Dollar , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 08:39:

One hour and twenty minutes? Nightmare. And no heckling. Don't suppose there are any clips of MEPs fast asleep?

3. Diane , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 09:01:

The Commission months ago stated that the intention was that the Commission itself in the future should have further powers than exist at present so from what we are reading & the address yesterday that is evident. Some things which I noted also was that the EU will adapt its competition framework & is reviewing ' multiple sets of competition & state aid rules ' & would aim to amend them 2021/22. Nothing to do with us but on their shopping list for our future compliance. Amended of course already, as we know, during the last months. ( U v der L confirmed that 373 state aid decisions had been made / lifelines given out of 828 measures adopted since March ) Also proposed is a new strategy for the future of Schengen. In terms of our exit, EU citizens' rights were guaranteed more or less from the start, several millions that is, there was little question they would not be, that's the kind of nation we are although you wouldn't know it from the disgraceful stance of some politicians and the media. Rule of Law also comes up - a slap on the wrist or worse for those who still might dare to 'diverge' Healthcare competencies also on the list for the future, could be a good thing or maybe not. Of the Eur 750 billion Recovery Fund, it's reported U v der L wants 37% of that figure to be spent on the Green Deal. ' Urging the government to increase significantly its efforts to inform UK citizens & world ' You said it. It always seems to me that recent governments don't - or won't - "fight our corner" Communication overall to the wider public generally, is abysmal.

4. Barry Burden , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 10:09:

Ms Von Der Lying wants total power over Europe. Someone called Adolf wanted that too.

5. Carole Bennett , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 12:01:

I think the EU are doomed to fail! The people have seen through their greed and corruption!😡GB

6. One eyed king , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 12:08:

Part of our government would see eufor on the streets of Britain helping put down the discord they themselves are sowing. Anyone who considers this are insane

7. Not4EU, London , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 12:20:

I look at the confected outrage from MPs and the media in addition to the EU & their US 'allies' in the Dem party regarding the Internal Single Market Bill & wonder why? Quite simply, IF the EU had no intention of blockading N.Ireland at any point in the future then what is the problem? The clause would only come into effect if they did what they've said they'll never do. It 'should' be a nothingburger to them. As it isn't, we can surmise that they did intent to weaponise an international Treaty in bad faith.
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I also noted vdleyen's comments & horror regarding changing the Treaty.
I then wonder where the outrage, or even analysis or queries, were with the EU Council's Decision 2020/769 to AMEND the WA, made on 10th June. This appears to insert the very grounds for legally blockading N. Ireland (amongst other things) 'forgotten' in the original Treaty.
https://www.legislation.gov...
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We need to walk away.

8. JonL , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 20:02:

I think that Biden's remarks are an indication of what sort of things were being said about the UK in the Oval Office when Biden was Obama's VP. That's the record he's running on.
Biden's previous record on Northern Ireland is in fact quite strange. In 1985 he opposed the negotiation of an addendum to the US/UK Extradition Treaty on the grounds that to sign it would mean the US admitting that the UK had a "legitimate" justice system.
But in 2005 he co-signed a non-binding US Senate Resolution urging Sinn Fein to cooperate with the PSNI over the investigation of the murder of Robert McCartney.
So he's basically got all his bases covered. He's anti British and against extradition of terrorists when it comes to Irish American votes, but against terrorism and pro-Police when that looks more respectable.
With a record that flexible, if he ever goes into politics, he could go far.

9. Steven , Thursday, September 17, 2020, 21:59:

Nothing wrong with EU citizens having to have an EU identity card. Perhaps, Frau Von Der Leyen wants to control illegal migration to Europe better than it has been controlled so far! We in Britain should introduce one as then neither the globalist fanatics of Labour OR the CONServative Party will have a valid excuse for their collective non control of illegal immigration to this country! Indeed, I suspect the REAL reason both of them don’t introduce a measure that we last had in the early 1950’s IS PRECISELY to provide a plausible, ready made excuse to NOT control illegal migration and blatantly fraudulent ‘asylum seeking’ to Britain.

10. JonL , Friday, September 18, 2020, 00:20:

Seconded. We invite new American Presidents to the UK on a routine basis, often before we know what their long-term plans really are, but they interpret a routine invitation as some sort of endorsement. I think we could usefully have a rule that we invite Presidents only in their second term, and then only if they have made a positive contribution to UK-US relations. We do not have to obstruct US policy, but there is no harm in the UK at least having an opinion on it.
An invitation that is handed out no matter what soon loses its value.

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