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"On 14 December 2000, when we voted at first reading, we were among a handful of Members who rejected the 'gradual and controlled liberalisation of the postal market'. We had tried to convince those who, although they supported the public service, explained to us that the essentials had been safeguarded. This was without reckoning with the Commission and the governments' firm desire to liberalise and then to privatise all of our public services. There is no acceptable compromise on either the timetable or the scope of the liberalisation. That is why we voted to reject the common position and we will continue to defend the postal service as a public service. This is the only position which guarantees continued high quality for users and free access for everyone, in particular for those living in rural and working-class areas. It is the only position which safeguards jobs: by adopting this directive alone, Members are opening the way for 450 000 jobs to be cut in this sector in Europe, including 50 000 in France. It is now time to mobilise the public, workers and their organisations against the liberal dogma of treating our needs and fundamental rights as commodities and to impose a public postal service which is coordinated at European level and placed in the hands of the people."@en1
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