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"Mr President, the report presented to us today by my colleague, Mr Ribeiro e Castro, is comprehensive in its analysis of the activities of EURES over the period 1998 to 1999 and constructive in relation to the proposal he makes for the future activities of this network. I commend him for the extensive work he has put into the preparation and completion of this report and I share his view that we need to stress the important role of EURES network, as a means of implementing European employment strategy.
EURES job offers went from 43 000 at the start of 1998 to 166 000 at the beginning of 2000. The number of placements obtained to EURES, rose from 26 449 in 1998 to 44 460 in 1999: that is an increase of more than 68% in one year and the potential for more placement is much greater. This is just another example of the many qualitative examples of the EU at work for citizens.
Membership of the European Union has brought enormous benefits to Ireland. The fact that we have come close to full employment is a practical example of what is achievable. I am confident our people will give practical recognition to this fact when they vote next week on the Nice Treaty. We want to share the benefits of EU membership with our neighbours from central and eastern Europe: to do otherwise would be to reject the concept and spirit of the Rome Treaty. Let us not forget their courage and sacrifice in safeguarding freedom and democracy. This objective surely outweighs other minor or contrived objections to Nice.
One of the key functions of EURES is to make information available on current job vacancies in the Member States. Yesterday evening, I logged on to the website and there were 7 197 vacancies listed. Looking at the first 200 vacancies, the range of jobs is extensive. Vacancies in Ireland, for example, include: accounts assistants, building administrators and sales and reservations. So for all of the reasons, it is very obvious that this EURES programme has enormous potential. Again, I compliment and congratulate my colleague, Mr Ribeiro e Castro, on his very extensive and constructive approach to this important report."@en1
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