Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-15-Speech-4-044"
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"Mr President, like Mrs Figueiredo, we also welcome this action plan against social exclusion. We think that certain things have been achieved – as always, in conciliation processes not everything we want is achieved – and, although the budget is still low, the budget for NGOs has been raised and the role that the European Parliament plays is very important.
I think that there is some fine wording in this document: I would remind you of Article 2 – which asks for a high level of employment and a fight against poverty – and point out that the Council considers the current levels of poverty that still exist in the European Union to be unacceptable. However, we are running the risk that applying this action plan – whose implementation next year is welcomed by all of us – will be like putting a small sticking plaster onto a large gaping wound.
In the previous debate we talked about the virtues of the market in terms of sustaining airlines, yet we talk less of the 12 000 jobs at Sabena. We run the risk of losing much blood whilst we try to stem its flow with a small sticking plaster.
Nevertheless, Mr President, this plan against social exclusion is very welcome."@en1
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