Liza Marklund, Swedish bestselling crime writer: "It is only possible to create democracy and progress through dialogue. The EU offers a forum: experiences are compared and responsibilities shared. Three things are decisive for the future: Women's rights, including public child care, the fight against environmental destruction, and the expansion of the EU. We are in the process of building an iron curtain between ourselves and the Third World: that has to be torn down. It would be great if Iraq could join the EU."