Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-13-Speech-1-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Socrates (second phase)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991213.5.1-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-13-Speech-1-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Barbara O'toole2
lpv:spoken text	"Can I first of all thank and congratulate Mrs Pack for leading us through this process, and also the Commission for standing by in what was a hard-fought, long and, in Parliament's view, a responsible negotiation, following which we are very happy to vote for the programme. We all agree that Socrates I has provided us with a vital building block in the lives of young Europeans. I have seen young people in areas of particular social exclusion in my own Member State, who did not know very much about the south-east of England, let alone the south-east of France or Spain, blossom and come forth in terms in confidence and educational capacity as a result of their interactions with other students from other Member States. In terms of the ability of the programme to spearhead the values of Parliament, it is a tremendous success. Socrates is vital to the expansion of the educational capacity of our young people, not only in terms of their cultural capacity but in terms of their economic foundation as well. We have seen that it is very much at the frontline when it comes to providing a future for a solid European Union. We will benefit from the experience of Socrates I and the new coherent and comprehensive approach that we will see in Socrates II. However, our job does not finish there. In the next few years we have a vital role to play in examining the financial framework and the framework with a view to the enlargement, because that is when we will see the strains on Socrates II and its ability to deal with a new enlarged European Union. We must provide for those incoming Member States the tremendous opportunities it is currently providing for our students."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"O’Toole (PSE )."1

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