Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-14-Speech-2-148"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Work programme of the Greek Presidency2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030114.5.2-148"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-14-Speech-2-1492
lpv:speaker	lp:Malcolm Harbour2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to welcome both the President of the Council and the President of the Commission here this afternoon. I want to talk specifically about jobs, competitiveness and the internal market. I have a particular interest in that as the Parliament's rapporteur for the internal market strategy: if all goes well my report will be voted on in February and will be presented to you as a basis for action in the Economic Summit. Both of the Presidents have a crucial responsibility to the global economy over the next six months. Colleagues around the chamber have been quoted, and indeed Mr Simitis was quoted in the Financial Times yesterday, as saying that ‘we are in a global recession’. I hope he was wrongly quoted, because as far as I know, we are not. Growth is slowing down, but stimulating and restoring that growth will be crucial to the responsibilities of both Presidents over the next six months with that Economic Summit at the centrepiece. I am concerned that neither of your statements, Presidents, mentioned the fact that the foundation of economic growth in the European Union has to be the completion of the internal market, in spite of the fact that this is the tenth anniversary. We have had major reports from the Commission showing the benefits of the internal market and we also know that the principal engine for job creation in markets of the future is going to be jobs in the service economy. The biggest project that is coming forward to all of you is the completion of the internal market for services, and the barriers to companies setting up across the European Union are amply demonstrated by the work the Commission has done. I want to ask you, President of the Council, to put on your agenda a determined effort by all Member State governments to clear out the difficulties of establishing businesses across the European Union. You do not need to wait for the Commission to take that initiative to create jobs and move the European economy forward, we look to you to do it."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EPP-ED (2003-01-10--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Harbour (PPE-DE )."1

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