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The vision of the European Union is primarily a a promise that all of its

members will enjoy the benefits of political stability and economic prosperity.

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peripheral countries has becoame ever more visible and resulted in undesired Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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consequences. Masses of people have decided to look for opportunities Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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outside of their home country and migrate to the more developed regions Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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there will be disintegration of our common European dream will fall apart. Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

While various forums conduct daily debates on immigration into the core

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people and the cause very severe problemsproblems they cause are very Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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severe. For our nations, theseis problems means a demographic lossdeficit, a Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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huge social security risk, an increasing labour shortage, an unmanageable Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

loss of income, the deprivation loss of taxpayers’ money invested in human Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

resources as well as a social drama disaster where families are torn apart, Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
parents are separated from their children and grandchildren grow up without

their grandparents.

It is a tragic situation. It is just as tragic as the silence about this issue. There

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the problem. The leaders of the EU leaders have finally started begun to Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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realize the depth of this problem and made taken the first steps to resolve it. Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

However, there is still a long way to go before there would be no achieve the Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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status when there would be no second-classary citizens within the European Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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Union. There are is a lots of talks about different the various inequalities within Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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the European Union, however geographicalbut geographical Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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inequalities remain to be handled addressed according to their importance. Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

What seems like cheap imported labour force today for the developed member

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national tragedy disaster for the periphery, which will eventually damage both Formatted: English (United Kingdom)

sides as a consequence both sides will lose eventually because as the Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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periphery with a its deteriorating disintegrating social structure may destroy the Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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European dream as a whole. That is why we must find a solution!

We, the signers of this declaration, fully understanding our historical

responsibility, feeling the pressure of time and seeing the difficult situation our

nations are in, decided to join forces and put an end to the silence about this

issue. We want a fair and secure Europe for all its citizens! Of course, we

know it is a complex issue and the solution cannot come overnight. However,
we have no choice but to set this goal here and now because we are in the

last hour.

Although the initiative for the European Wage Union primarily defines the

position of our region from the aspect of workers, we must clearly state that

this goal can only be accomplished if the periphery of the continent can

produce a much better economic output with the help of competitive

enterprises that are able to sustain and provide such wages. So, the initiative

reaches far beyond the issue of wages; it essentially calls for the creation of a

new, fair and secure European Union. Our regions and our nations are not

asking for charity. What we are asking for is a framework where we can

prosper, where positive processes can take root, where strong national

business enterprises can grow and where the eventually the European Wage

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principle of “equal pay for equal work” must become one of thea fundamental Formatted: English (United Kingdom)
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principle values of the EU, not only in theory but in practice as well. That is the

purpose of our initiative.

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together. Today we commit ourselves to a joint future, as well. The 20th

century brought a sea of torment for our nations. In the 21st century, we are

fully determined to join our forces and lay the foundations of peace, justice,

security and prosperity for all of us!