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dcterms:Date	"2001-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safe and sustainable pensions2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010516.9.3-226"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-16-Speech-3-2272
lpv:speaker	lp:Mauro Nobilia2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-09-13--2002-01-14)3 treasurer; UEN (2000-09-21--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all I should like to address my thanks to the Commissioner, Mrs Diamantopoulou, and my heartfelt congratulations to the rapporteur for the excellent job he has done. There is no doubt that a prospective cause for alarm in the field of pensions is the ageing of the population. But it should be noted above all that some Member States have already undertaken reforms of their systems without trauma, with significant contributions from social actors. These reforms have, over the course of time, also had positive effects on the health of public accounts. The problem should therefore, perhaps, be split in two: on the one hand, States that may still have some imbalance in public spending but in the context of a stable economy, and on the other, those that have deficient social security systems and an economy in transition. In the first case a gradual approach is essential. Almost all public pension schemes, in fact, are still run completely or partly on a pay-as-you-go basis, and without a gradual changeover to a fully funded system, accompanied by harmonious taxation systems and effective family policies, there would be serious social repercussions. For the second hypothetical scenario, and in the general case, we agree with the rapporteur in hoping that a convergent basis of parameters for maintaining the dignity of pensioners can be put in place at Community level. This will also prevent a widening of social gaps which supplementary schemes, although useful, cannot fully remedy. In the meantime, in fact, the only path open is to increase the contributor base, while noting that the current rise in the employment rate seems rather insecure. I fully agree with the rapporteur that what is avoided in all cases is anticipating even for the sake of intergenerational solidarity – paradoxical here – a reduction in the current levels of public protection."@en1

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