Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-12-Speech-3-021"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation for the 2003 Spring summit (Brussels, 21-22 March 2003) (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030212.3.3-021"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-12-Speech-3-0222
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I welcome the remarks of President Prodi with regard to the current political tensions in the world and his emphasis on the role of the United Nations in resolving those tensions. I also wish the current Presidency-in-Office well at the extraordinary summit next Monday. I hope that it can establish a common position for the European Union in the present very fraught situation. I want to put it to the Commission and the Council that one of the most important things we can do at the summit is insist that Member States comply with the agreements they make in the Council. By this I mean both the targets they agree to under the Lisbon Process and the implementation of those targets because there is a clear gap in the implementation process. I should like to re-emphasise a point made by a number of Members. The Lisbon Process is not simply a liberalisation process – important as that is. The whole idea of the Lisbon Process was to have a coordinated and well-balanced social and economic approach to modernising the European social model. If we are to retain the uniqueness of the European Union, then we must ensure that social equity is not sacrificed in pursuit of the goal of liberalisation and competitiveness. That is also essential – not just from the point of view of social justice but also for creating a more productive Union. We have to ensure that those who are engaged in production feel it is worthwhile for them and for their children. Therefore, the crucial role of public services has to be defended. At the summit, the Commission and the Council have to seek to guarantee that services of general interest are enabled to grow and develop and are protected – and I use that word cautiously – from the ravages of the free market. My final point is that we must set targets for youth employment, in particular for disadvantaged youth. They are the long-term unemployed of tomorrow."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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