Margot Wallstrom
Margot Wallstrom
Margot Elisabeth Wallström is a Swedish Social Democratic politician and has served as the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister since 3 October 2014...
complex confidence difficult european hear lost people taken union
I often hear people say that they have lost confidence in the European Union because they feel that it has taken on too many responsibilities and has become very complex and difficult to understand.
conclude deal despite enforced fact japanese kyoto protocol share targets willing
The Japanese have indicated that despite the fact that they share the Kyoto targets and they want the protocol enforced by 2002, they are not, at present, willing to conclude the deal without the U.S.
brought difficult life remain
It is very difficult to see how it can be brought to life, so it will remain on the backburner,
citizens engage european leadership support
If we want to have the support of European citizens we have to engage with them, but we also need leadership and that's something we're lacking,
dialogue generate harnessing ideas means plan political
Plan D is about debate, dialogue and listening. It is a means of harnessing political ideas to generate change,
dance-and-dancing dancing seems steps suddenly surprising three
Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward,
achievement kyoto major rescue rescued
We have finalised the rescue operation. We have rescued the Kyoto protocol. It is a major achievement because we live with this for many years to come,
peace views important
It's important in our talks with Abbas to hear how women are represented in peace negotiations, how Palestine views the position of women and how resources are distributed.
simple kyoto-protocol issues
Kyoto protocol is not a simple environmental issue, where you can say scientists are not unanimous. This is about international relations, this is about the economy, about trying to create a level playing field for big businesses throughout the world. You have to understand what is at stake, and that is why it is serious,...
future vision sustainable-energy
There can be no sustainable development without sustainable energy development
reading home moon
In 1966 Rolf Edberg wrote "This is mankind's home", "in the narrow borderland between the deathly heat beneath our feet and the coldness of space above us". He describes the fragility of our existence in poetic terms: "the atmospheric layer is so thin that it cannot be represented on any globe with even the finest brushstroke. At its thickest, it is only a few fractions of a millionth of the Earth's radius. This thin layer is what makes the difference between our planet and the sterile landscape of the moon." After reading that, one does feel the need to take better care of this fragile layer.
efficient invested listening
We have not been efficient enough in communicating the EU. We have not invested enough in listening,