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"Mr President, the European leaders will be primarily addressing three key issues when they meet in Portugal later this month.
Firstly, they will examine how best the European Union should equip itself to accommodate the broader effects of trade globalisation. Secondly, a closer examination will take place as to what initiatives should be implemented to avoid and combat social exclusion in our society. Thirdly, the leaders will bring forward new programmes to guarantee that the European Union is a leader across all elements of the changing and evolving information technology markets.
The world is becoming a smaller place in terms of market access and the term "global village" is not out of place. However, the arrival of globalisation will not and must not mean absolute and free market access for all products and services operating at this time. It is clear that each country has different priorities in terms of the different economic sectors it wishes to protect. That is clear from the completed Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations and will be evident in the World Trade Organisation talks which will be taking place over the next three years.
From the perspective of the European Union it is important that the deal secured by our leaders in Berlin last year, and endorsed by Parliament in terms of the future administration of the CAP for the period 2000-2006, is not reopened in any shape or form. Moreover, initiatives to promote cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe must continue to receive support.
We must not build a Europe of the haves and the have-nots. The European Union as an economic entity is very strong but there are still large-scale social problems which need to be addressed in a structured manner. We must continue to put in place comprehensive training programmes for the youth and long-term unemployed in both urban and rural areas within Europe. The European Social Fund and national governments must continue to finance drug rehabilitation programmes, to promote higher standards of adult literacy and to work against early school-leaving."@en1
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