Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-18-Speech-4-124"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000518.4.4-124"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-18-Speech-4-1252
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2002-03-05)3
lpv:translated text	"In its broad economic policy guidelines for 2000, the European Commission makes it clear that it advocates neo-liberal policies, emphasising as it does the Stability Pact and monetarist policies, faster liberalisation of the telecommunications, energy, postal services, transport and financial services sectors, together with an increase in flexible working arrangements and in the modernisation of social protection systems. This means that despite referring to the need for active employment policies to combat unemployment and to achieve full employment in the medium term, the Commission continues to prescribe the same solutions, which have not brought any net improvement in employment, since the current unemployment rate is even higher than it was at the start of the decade, as the Commission recognises. In this European Parliament report, the rapporteur makes some criticisms of the acceleration of the convergence and stability criteria objectives, insists on the need to increase investment and accepts the adoption of global fiscal measures in order to combat financial speculation. This is a positive step. Nevertheless, he accepts faster liberalisation of the transport and energy sectors, an increase in flexible working and the process of budget consolidation already under way, thus highlighting his own contradictions. We have presented various amendments with a view to improving the content of the report. In particular, these are designed to strengthen the position of small and micro-enterprises and their associations, to advocate jobs associated with proper rights and reduced working hours, and to call into question the Stability Pact and the consequences of implementing it. Unfortunately, with the exception of support for SMEs, we were unable to have any of these amendments adopted, and have therefore voted against the report."@en1

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