By Yusuf Hatip
BRUSSELS (AA) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Tuesday called on Europeans to have equal partnerships with other states.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the European Development Days in Brussels, Juncker said: “We, as Europeans, have to stop trying to teach everyone lessons. What do we think we are trying and doing this to everyone?”
“The situation in the world is not good. We really have to make an effort. […] Europe will play its role in the international scene.”
“We need to have equal partnership [with other states],” he said.
Underlining importance of “multilateralism” for peaceful coexistence among people, he said: “All of us here have to be mobilized in order to defend multilateralism.”
“In this globalized world, multilateralism could guarantee a peaceful coexistence among our people, ” the EC president added.
In April, he, in an interview with Dutch outlet, also said that Europe is losing ground on the global stage.
“We, Europeans sometimes think that we are the boss of the world,” he said, and added: “We forget that we are a small and weak part of the universe.”
