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"Mr President, I would like to begin by welcoming the Prime Minister of Sweden once more to the European Parliament. I would also like to congratulate him on a successful meeting in Stockholm.
I will concentrate on the Lisbon Process. A discussion has taken place here concerning whether or not the process represents progress, and criticism has been heard from the right that insufficient progress has been made. However, this depends on how the meeting of the European Council is perceived. If the progress of the Europe of the future is measured only in terms of deregulation, it is clear that the meeting was possibly not a success. I myself, who am also in favour of deregulation, would have liked to have seen us progress further in that direction. However, the most important aspect of the Stockholm Summit was balance; in other words, the fact that the deregulation which nevertheless was achieved was balanced by a policy for employment, social security and justice. We can
create a Europe for its citizens if these ingredients are not also present.
Mrs Carlsson said that the Social Democrats in Europe were having a difficult time of it. Let me name these ‘difficulties’, which in actual fact centre on a social democracy that has produced fairly good economic growth and which is responsible for political development in practically every country within the EU. The difficulties are probably
in another direction on the political spectrum, namely among Mrs Carlsson’s friends.
I see the Stockholm Summit as a success, especially in terms of the drafts provided by the Commission, because the balance is once more established. There are clear targets for employment, intermediate targets and employment targets for older people. Moreover, and I would address this particular point to Mr Schmid – there is certainly a link between reducing unemployment and increasing employment! I would like to state that employment targets are more important than unemployment targets, although both are important. In Sweden, we have combined unemployment targets and employment targets. This, together with an active labour market policy, means an increased supply of labour but also reduced unemployment. It is important that we have achieved this.
It is also important that childcare be introduced as a social right taking different forms in different countries, partly in order to give men and women the chance to participate in the labour market. The issue concerns
at work, not just creating
jobs but creating jobs where health and safety are good, where employees have substantial influence and where opportunities for skills development and professional development are in place.
All these ingredients were present at the Stockholm Summit. This was the first stage of a process which will go on for many years. It was also particularly important because this first stage means that the process will be able to continue in Barcelona.
Finally, I would like to see a link with the Gothenburg Summit and the ecological dimension, which is the next step. Link this to the open coordination method and we will achieve a coherent policy."@en1
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