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Mr President, I should like to warmly welcome the final outcome of the conciliation procedure and make a point of congratulating Mrs Figueiredo who, thanks to her meticulous work and by working with all sides, managed in the end to give us this tool much more quickly than we anticipated.
Mr President, the speakers referred – and this is important – to the shortcomings and limited potential of this tool as it stands. However, we have to start from the fact that we are talking about a policy area which does not come under European jurisdiction. We have no jurisdiction to exercise policy but, for the first time, the Member States have decided to work together. So, within the framework of this joint decision to work together, three things have happened. First, national action plans against exclusion and poverty are being submitted, for the first time. Secondly, the Social Protection Committee and the European Commission are working together to find a joint policy framework, again for the first time. May I remind you that we do not even have a common definition of the word "poverty" in the European Union. Thirdly, we have the programme, which is a first tool, but an important tool nevertheless. What is important is that, first, the budget has been increased as a result of significant pressure and intervention on the part of the European Parliament and, secondly, we have achieved a common position between the Commission and Parliament during conciliation on 90% funding for organisations which really do not have any resources of their own.
So what does this tool do? I can sum up the basic elements of this tool in seven points. One, it supports and helps the structures in the Member States to collate data and analyse and research the situation in all the Member States. Two, it helps us work together and develop joint social indicators, for the first time. Three, it supports the procedures used to monitor and implement national action plan programmes on employment. Four, it supports the exchange of best practices and programmes. Five, it involves all the agencies, local authorities, non-governmental organisations, governments, foundations and universities. Six – and I should like to highlight this point – it specifically involves associations of people who are the victims of poverty and exclusion and, seven, it allows us to raise public awareness of the huge problem of poverty, which cannot be dealt with simply by governments and European programmes but which needs to galvanise the whole of society into action."@en1
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