Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-18-Speech-2-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000118.4.2-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-18-Speech-2-1002
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	"This report calls for drastic cuts in the level of illegal state aid dished out by some Member States. Although I wholeheartedly support this aim, I would much rather see such aid eliminated altogether. In my mind, illegal state aid amounts to little more than state-sponsored social dumping. We all oppose social dumping when perpetrated by fat cat industry, we must also oppose it when perpetrated by governments. If we are to have an effective single market that makes European industry globally competitive and generates wealth and employment for all Europeans, then we must have a level playing field. Illegal state aid, by contrast, destroys competitive companies and creates unemployment. There are, of course, cases when state aid can be necessary and legitimate, for example helping companies restructure. In all such cases, however, strict criteria must be met and prior approval from the European Commission gained. Whether we are talking about beef to France or about backhanders to industry, EU Member States must not be allowed to flout the law. I enthusiastically support the report's proposal to publish a "scoreboard" showing the amount of state aid per Member State. Countries that claim to be at the heart of Europe but which systematically break its rules should be named and shamed and their hypocrisy revealed. Member States cannot be allowed to proclaim European solidarity in public while trying to undermine the single market in private. I take some mild encouragement from the fact that levels of state aid to industry in Europe appear to be falling. Much remains to be done, however, and I call on the Commission to be far tougher in exposing the subsidy junkies of Europe."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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