But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

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The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the...

The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the...

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.

When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals...

We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals...

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...

A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.

A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else...

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else...

One cannot have economic growth without security.

One cannot have economic growth without security.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of...

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of...

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who...

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who...

Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U....

Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U....

The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but...

The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but...

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only...

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only...

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only...

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only...

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period...

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period...

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at...

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at...