Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-17-Speech-3-126"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Adoption of single currency by Greece (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000517.7.3-126"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-17-Speech-3-1272
lpv:speaker	lp:Gunilla Carlsson2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Moderata samlingspartiet (1999-07-20--2002-09-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the euro was born two years ago. For me, as a Europhile, it was a great day when monetary union was brought to a successful conclusion, exactly as planned and with as many as 11 Member States. For me, as a Swede, it was disappointing that Swedish Social Democracy had not been able to deliver a result then and there. Now, two years have gone by – without any response or progress on Sweden’s part. We are, unfortunately, the country without an EMU strategy. For my part, I can only congratulate Greece as the twelfth country to adopt the euro. Now that our discussions are focusing upon Greece and we are carefully picking over the Greek economy, all EU countries ought to join Greece in also adopting the euro. Many people are to be heard explaining the fall in value of the euro with reference to the fact that the United States’s economy is stronger than Europe’s. That is indisputable. It is amazing, however, that more is not being done by Europe to reverse this trend. For me, the reason for this is clear. There is a lack of confidence in the European governments. It is time to implement the structural changes which are often talked about but which are still not being carried out. With lower taxes and a more flexible labour market, Europe can enter the new economy. There needs to be more rationalisation of the budget, more exposure to competition, more deregulation and a more rapid phasing-out of monopolies. If the governments of Europe give priority to this work, we shall immediately find confidence in the euro increasing. But many of the EU’s social democratic-led governments are visibly unable to take action. There is a lack of leadership. It is not the President of the ECB who can ‘talk up’ the euro. Instead, it is the Member States which can make the EU and the euro competitive."@en1

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