Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, participate to the debate on the Preparation of the G20 Summit on 2 April.

debate

plenary session

G20 summit (T)

BROWN, Gordon (UK)

Preparation of the G20 Summit on 2 April : Statement by Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister

Exterior view of the European Parliament, Strasbourg

Arrival in the Chamber of the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown, "No longer can we allow risk to be transferred around the world without responsibility I say every part of what is being part of a shadow banking system must now come under the supervisory net"

Gordon Brown, "I propose that we as Europe, take a central role in replacing what was once called the Washington consensus with a new and principal economic consensus for our time"

Gordon Brown, "We have a choice , I know the temptation for some is to meet this new insecurity by retreating to try to feel safe by trying to pull up the draw bridge to turn the clock back , I tell you , if there is anything we know from past history it is that protectionism is a policy of defeatism the policy of retreat and the politics of fear (applause) and in the end it protects no one at all"

Gordon Brown, "Europe led the industrial revolution, and now we can lead a low carbon revolution"

Gordon Brown, "That's why I am proud of being part of the European 2020 package ion Energy and climate change that we agreed in December a decision of this Parliament also which has set the highest standards for global leadership on the road to a climate change agreement we all want to see at Copenhagen later this year."

Gordon Brown, "I say to EU members from eastern Europe now we will not walk away from you at anytime of need we will do all what we can to be on your side"

Gordon Brown, "Let Europe and America to achieve something that once a dream and that is now in my view possible, a world where nuclear weapons do not proliferate and where the nuclear powers agree real reductions on their arsenals of nuclear weapons"

Gordon Brown, "Let us work together for an urgent imperative, all of us want to see in our lifetimes something that all parties in the Parliament, I believe crave, peace in the Middle East with a secure Israel side by side with a viable Palestinian State."

Gordon Brown, "The most immediate and the most urgently needed gift are European and American cooperation could give is that the result of our actions that there would be more jobs more businesses more trade as together we meet and master those great challenges of our time."

Gordon Brown, "The lesson of this crisis is that we are now in a global economy that there are global problems that need global solutions that would require us to shape global Institutions and my message to this parliament is very clear that Europe has led the way in so many other areas , it is now time to lead the way in creating the global institutions that will deal with the global problems we have and provide global solutions."

Jose Manuel BARROSO, European Commission President, the meeting of the G 20 in London will therefore have to deliver in quite a number of areas, very ambitious programme, I am sure that under the leadership of Gordon Brown and with a strong European contribution the G20 will indeed deliver and will build a global consensus on the international economy." Applause