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Germany accounts for less than
one per cent of the world’s population.

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That’s not enough to stop
climate change alone

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or to shape the world in
line with our values

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like liberty and democracy.

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So it is good that we’re
part of the European Union.

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With 27 member states and

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almost half a billion citizens,

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we’re the second largest
economic power in the world

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and a global player in many fields.

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 Take climate action – since 1990
the EU has cut greenhouse gas emissions

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by 23 per cent. Under
the Green Deal it intends

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to become the world’s first
climate neutral bloc by 2050,

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making the EU an example for the world to follow.

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The EU is also
a reliable trading partner.

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It enters into trade agreements worldwide,
helping companies

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to create jobs.

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Every seventh job in the EU
depends on exports.

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This also has a global impact.
Through its trade agreements,

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the European Union sets standards worldwide
that protect our health,

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and human rights,
and mitigate climate change.

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For about 70 years the EU

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has been a unique peace project
that has protected us from war.

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We also owe our security
and stability

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to the worldwide work
of the European Union.

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We only have an influence
in this world if we act together.

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Together
we are stronger.

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For our future and our children’s future.