16/10/2026 | 11:58:13 Thank you, Mister Speaker. Distinguished colleagues, Many would say that the rules-based order truly prospered after the Second World War. In that period, much of Western Europe saw decades of peace, a true pluralism of political ideas and free market economy. On the other hand, parts of Europe's centre and much of its East lacked democracy and basic freedoms under communism and strict totalitarian regimes. Until the historical shift of the 1990s. I belong to a generation that has lived...
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