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". – I am very conscious of the fact that the number of young people involved is large. I must confess I have not counted them, but if Mr Hatzidakis says that thousands of young people are affected, then I am certain he is right. That underlines the importance of this issue. Whether the educational system is absurd is a qualification I must leave for Mr Hatzidakis. I am sure he has political friends in his country who can raise this matter in the national parliament of Greece. But we are in the European Parliament. It is quite right that Mr Hatzidakis draws our attention to this untoward state of affairs and I thank him for his contribution to our debate.
As regards the legal instruments, as I said earlier in my reply to Mr Alavanos, the Commission will use all the legal instruments at its disposal. The Commission has no particular desire to take Member States to court but if European law is not respected then it has no alternative.
Therefore I say to both Mr Hatzidakis and Mr Alavanos that, if the Greek government does not apply the rules correctly, as should be the case, the Commission will, in a well-considered and very deliberate manner, make use of the instruments it has and start legal proceedings."@en1
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