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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating social exclusion (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001115.11.3-264"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-15-Speech-3-2652
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Andersson2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2000-10-02--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2000-10-04--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2001-04-04)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-04-04)3 chair; Delegation for relations with Japan (2000-10-02--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I want to begin by thanking the rapporteur for a quite excellent report. We have all spoken of the extremely beneficial economic development we are seeing, with good growth, declining unemployment and a greater number of jobs. At the same time, I believe that, in all EU countries, we are seeing increasing and persistent social divisions due to the recession we experienced. This indicates that labour market policy and traditional employment policy are not enough. Instead, we must include more policy areas if we are to be able to combat social exclusion and poverty. It is a multidimensional problem. Naturally, labour market policy is part and parcel of this issue. It is important for unemployment to decline and for there to be more jobs. That is not enough, however, since education policy too must be included, especially in view of the fact that, when knowledge is as important as it is in the new society, everyone must have access to it. Social security policy is also an important area. People in different life situations, for example those who are parents of small children or who are unemployed, ill or old, must not inevitably become poor or socially excluded but must be able to participate in society. Housing policy, too, is an important area. For example, it is important for people to have the right to housing if they are to be included in society. Moreover, all political levels must be involved. We are used to the local level and we are used to the regional and national levels. We also know however that, in view of the present economic situation with its cross-border economy, it is necessary for us to act at a European level in order to create added value and not in order to take over anything else. The process involved in this programme is therefore important, just as it is important to combine different policy areas. This was discussed in Lisbon and will continue to be discussed at the Stockholm meeting. It involves our combining social security policy, labour market policy and education policy with economic policy. A programme like this, designed to combat social exclusion and poverty, is most excellently suited for this purpose."@en1

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