BRUSSELS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Lead members of European Parliament (MEPs) from political groups on Wednesday reacted to the European Commission's future of Europe white paper, presented by its President Jean-Claude Juncker, with mixed comments.
Opening the European Parliament plenary session here, Juncker sketched out five scenarios for the future of the European Union (EU) after Brexit.
The latest movement of the EU executive arm is a bid to define the future of the bloc. It was welcomed by some MEPs, while it was criticized by others for not picking a clear preferred path or providing concrete examples.
European Parliament's President Antonio Tajani urged that the future of Europe debate, begun by the three reports voted at previous plenary session, "must go on."
He stressed that the upcoming Rome Treaty 60th anniversary celebrations must be "an opportunity for the institutions to listen more closely to citizens, in order to address their concerns."
Esteban Gonzalez Pons, vice-chairman of the European People's Party (EPP), agreed with Juncker that the EU should have to "align expectations with reality" and urged member states to "stop blaming Europe for what Europe cannot do because it does not have the tools."
"It is time to defend Europe because it is the best vaccine against nationalists and populists," he said.
Representing the largest political group in the European Parliament, Pons asked for decisions on the future of the EU to be taken "in unity and with consensus" and underlined that the House must be "fully involved" in the subsequent debate.
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