Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-14-Speech-1-081"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:New technologies in tomorrow's education2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010514.7.1-081"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-14-Speech-1-0822
lpv:speaker	lp:Ulpu Iivari2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, we want the EU in ten years’ time to be the world’s most competitive economy, with nobody being excluded. We want to develop Europe in such a way that all people feel they are involved. For that reason it is natural that education should play a prominent role in the Union’s strategy. Good social policy will not prevent exclusion if the issues of equality of education and its high quality are ignored. Investing in education and its availability will mean that the human resources that exist will be made effective use of. It will not then just be a matter of finding talented people and giving them the encouragement they require, necessary as that is: it is just as vital to ensure that everyone is provided with basic knowledge and skills. At the same time, education should help young people and adults too to discover their strengths and to achieve success. In February the EU Ministers for Education adopted a report on the concrete objectives of educational systems in the Member States. The work is to continue. A follow up report is to be presented at the European Council meeting in spring 2002. We in the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport are pleased with this development. The Committee has been stressing the importance of a European debate on education for a long time now. We are, however, sorry that Parliament has been passed over in the preparatory work until now. This is not so much a matter of prestige as one of existing resources being underused. I am convinced that Parliament’s involvement in setting targets for education will bring with it an important European angle on the issue. Although education is covered by the principle of subsidiarity, not only does improved competitiveness need to be taken into greater consideration in the educational policy of different countries but also the point of view of individuals. European educational policy must be developed in such a way that it supports the movement of Union citizens and their mutual interaction."@en1

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