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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the two items on today's agenda, the action plan on mobility and assistance for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, are instrumental in invigorating the economy, increasing employment and achieving economic and social cohesion in the European Union, especially with enlargement imminent, which is why I welcome the European Commission's initiatives and the input from our rapporteurs.
I should like to comment on the question of mobility, which is very limited – the statistics have already been quoted and there is no need to repeat them. I merely want to point out that this abysmal state of affairs is not just a weakness in the market. It is illustrative of the weaknesses and difficulties inherent in European unification. It is a complex issue to do with education, vocational training, social insurance, taxation and, of course, language skills. So we have our work cut out in all sectors and at all levels; at national level, where we need to coordinate and mobilise central policies, the social partners and local policies on employment, and at European level, where we need constant coordination and initiative. At both levels we need to set clear targets and timetables, as the rapporteur has pointed out and, more to the point, we need policies which are coordinated without overlapping.
I would also suggest that we need to make use of important instruments for finding innovative ways of promoting mobility, such as Article 6 of the European Social Fund. In its resolution, the European Parliament calls on the European Commission to take account of this need and of the facility to reset priorities.
Finally, a few words on higher education. The ERASMUS programme, which has already been mentioned, and the figure of one million students moving round Europe do not add up to a serious endeavour to increase the cross-cultural dimension of education and to familiarise students with educational systems and prepare them to become mobile European workers. They need to be prepared at all stages of their education and we need to make it easier for students to move from one university to another. One study, albeit somewhat superficial, of the differences between the systems and the lack of reception facilities for students moving from one university to another illustrates quite clearly that the borders to education have yet to fall and that this is an area on which we need to bring initiative and daring to bear."@en1
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