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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Workers' rights2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020204.7.1-094"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-04-Speech-1-0952
lpv:speaker	lp:Claude Turmes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-03-07)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Les Verts (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Kralowetz case is to some extent a problem specific to Luxembourg, since governments over the past 20 years have used all sorts of benefits to entice a large number of transport enterprises to Luxembourg, without, though, building up a system to monitor the wages these firms pay and the working conditions they provide. Kralowetz is, though, also in essence a European problem. It is proof that ‘social Europe’ does not exist. In 1998, the European Union completely liberalised the transport sector, without at the same time providing for the social security regulations it needed. Kralowetz and other cases are now showing us the consequences of that. The Commission must, in my opinion, do more than what has been talked about this evening. There are, in my judgment, three core issues. Firstly, the controls must be tightened up. What is the use of laws if we do not check that they are obeyed? Secondly, social security documentation must be harmonised across the EU. We should not wait until the end of 2003 to do this, but try to get it on track as early as the beginning of that year. The third, and probably most important, point is that the ECMT transport licence system, which allows enterprises from outside the EU to drive through the Member States, is today encouraging social dumping and illegality and will still be encouraging them tomorrow if we do not manage to tie these ECMT transport licences to minimum social standards. If this is not done, then Karl Kralowetz only needs to travel to Russia tomorrow and he can continue to run his unscrupulous business from there."@en1

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