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"I should like to express my thanks for the many sound contributions during this debate. I agree with Commissioner Diamantopoulou that, following yesterday’s Council meeting, we now have a common platform for revising the Common Employment Strategy. I also agree that we must use this platform as the basis for a broad debate on future employment in the EU. Let there be no doubt that the debate is open to all players and that the role of the European Parliament in this debate is absolutely crucial.
I should also like to thank Mr Bushill-Matthews for his observations to the effect that we must create jobs in practice. It is in this area that the European Employment Strategy must be put to the test and demonstrate its worth. I should also like to express my thanks for the many practical proposals contributed by Mr Bushill-Matthews for promoting employment in Europe and increasing flexibility in the European labour markets.
I am also keen to stress, as several other speakers have done, that the two sides of industry must take an active part in the process. They must feel that they own the process and so feel an obligation to participate. I know that the basic conditions for doing so vary from one Member State to another, but it is on a day-to-day basis that the results are to be achieved, and I am pleased that the Commission and Parliament are emphasising this.
I think I have unfortunately to say to Mrs van den Burg that she has misunderstood the outcome of yesterday’s Council meeting. I agree completely that the social dialogue and the tripartite summit are important, which is why we scheduled these matters for discussion over lunch at yesterday’s Council meeting, where it was agreed that we should establish a tripartite social dialogue summit. We shall therefore try to have this endorsed at the next Council meeting.
I should like to say to Mr Herman Schmid that, in my capacity as President-in-Office of the Council, I cannot at this time present practical models for closer cooperation between the European Parliament and the Council, but we look forward to hearing this matter discussed and to having the practical options and proposals on the table over the next few months.
I want to say to Mr Bouwman that we in the Council should very much like to see the various socio-political directives revised. One of the things I would point out is that the current modernisation of EEC Regulation 1408/71 on social security schemes for employed persons moving within the Community is on the agenda of the Council’s December meeting.
I should also like to thank Mr Andersson for his contribution. We are in complete agreement on a great many matters. We must be focused in our approach and see to it that matters are implemented in such a way that there is democratic scrutiny of all our efforts.
I should again like to emphasise that, for the people of Europe, it is the results that count. When all is said and done, an increase in prosperity is conditional upon those who are unemployed obtaining jobs. People must get off passive welfare and into work. New jobs must be created, and the business climate must promote the creation of new, and more, jobs. That is, and remains, the main task.
We must debate the future Employment Strategy now and over the next few months and, as Mr Herman Schmid stated, we must arrange for the national strategies to fit in with the European strategies, for it is in this area that we can reap the considerable benefits of our combined efforts to promote employment."@en1
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