Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-07-Speech-4-051"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Social policy agenda2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020207.4.4-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-07-Speech-4-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:Miet Smet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (2001-10-01--2004-07-19)3 member; Quaestors (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, congratulations to Mrs Hermange on her report, and also to the Commission on its communication. It is a new instrument that is being developed. It is the first time that it is on the table, so it goes without saying that it will require fine-tuning in future. All criticism should therefore be seen in this light, and criticism is obviously always relative. I welcome this instrument, and would want to make two comments in this respect. First of all, we have developed a great deal of European legislation. One of the aspects to which the annex to the communication refers is the need for codification. This is absolutely vital, in my view, for the complexity of European legislation and the large quantity of European legislation are starting to play tricks on us. Needless to say, we can insist on more European legislation, and more European legislation is probably required in the social field. However, there should also come a time where we can catch our breaths and take stock, certainly in the light of enlargement. After all, all these new laws will also need to be transposed in the candidate countries. If I consider the social situation in the candidate countries, then this is certainly not straightforward. They are very poorly developed in the social field, and if we pass new laws, these will also apply to them. I therefore call for occasional reviews to be drawn up of the situation as it stands. Would it not be useful to consider the results of all the existing laws? How do they operate in practice? Also, should the results in practice not be included in the scoreboard so that we at any rate have an overview, not only of our wishes for improvement, but also of the reality in the field? I call for including this too in the scoreboard."@en1

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