Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-03-Speech-3-322"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Strengthening economic policy coordination within the euro area – Contribution of public finances to growth and employment2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011003.9.3-322"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-03-Speech-3-3232
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-09-10--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as usual, I am in full agreement with Mrs Peijs. That is why I shall mainly confine myself to the report by Mrs Berès. The European Monetary Union is accompanied by a certain level of coordination in the field of budgets. However, coordination which goes beyond what is necessary for the EMU deserves to be questioned. Further coordination can only be justified through sound reasoning, but this is lacking in both the Commission communication and in the Berès report. There are, however, situations which require coordination. The Commission mentions resistance to shocks as an example. A recent illustration is the granting of subsidies to airline companies following the attack in the United States. This is an excellent example of decisive action on the part of the Council of Ministers. Coordination which goes beyond what is required will even prove counterproductive. Labour participation, company policy, taxes – these are all matters which should fall within the remit of the Member States. In substance, they give little reason for more coordination at European level. Coordination of economic policy should not be used as a red herring. After all, it is evident that times of economic adversity make it more difficult for the Member States to adhere to the EMU’s underlying principle: the Stability Pact. The much-needed structural reforms should help meet the budgetary criteria. Member States cannot afford to postpone using this instrument in order to obtain more permanent and responsible growth. This growth is vital in order to secure the Stability Pact. The need for reform is therefore all the more pressing. It is, therefore, with good reason that the report does not nominate many concrete matters for coordination. It is always useful to exchange information on economic policy decisions. More important, however, is the quality of the decisions . The report does not comment on the motives for closer cooperation. This does nothing to help the case for coordination. With the EMU, the European economies should not lose their own economic policies, tailored to their specific dynamics and character."@en1
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