For a multi-speed Europe are in the EU are strong

The leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy were in favor today of a multispeed Europe that would allow in certain countries of the European Union to progress faster than others.

"Unity does not mean uniformity" stressed the French president Francois Hollande, the host of this mini-summit in Versailles, also attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the prime ministers of Spain and Italy, Mariano Rajoy and Paulo Tzentiloni.

"That is why I am in favor of the existence of new forms of cooperation, for new projects, for what we call differentiated cooperation," explained Hollande in the joint statement issued before the working dinner.

In this way, he explained, "some countries" could "move faster and farther in areas such as defense, the euro area, by deepening the economic and monetary union, such as fiscal and social harmonization, such as the culture or youth. "

Some countries could "move faster and stronger without the other excluded and without being able to oppose," he explained.

For Angela Merkel Europeans should "have the courage to accept that some countries are progressing faster than the other" without closing the road "for those who are late." "But we should be able to move forward," he insisted.

Italian Prime Minister on his part advocated "a more integrated European Union" but with "different levels of integration." As for Mariano Rajoy, simply said that "Spain is ready to proceed to completion with all those who will want to follow."

II. Tzentiloni: We need a social Europe, which aims to investment and development

"We need a social Europe, which seek investment and development, which can provide answers to anyone who has left behind. We have not reached even at this level, "said Italian Prime Tzentiloni Paulo, at the end of the quadripartite meeting in Versailles. "They take steps forward in the common defense," continued the Italian center-left prime minister, "to protect our security," explaining at the same time that "France, Italy, Germany and Spain agree."

Paolo Tzentiloni advocated "a European Union with greater integration and different levels of integration" with the logic that "Member; States might have different aspirations and should be offered in these different aspirations, different answers. Maintaining, of course, the single plan. "