Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-03-Speech-2-114"
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We believe in the principle of subsidiarity whereby decisions should be taken as close as possible to those they affect. That is why we are actively pushing the issue of a constitution for the European Union in which the distribution of responsibilities is clear to everyone. It must be perfectly clear to everyone that the EU must only deal with those issues it is best placed to tackle, namely cross-border issues. All other issues should be dealt with at local, regional or national levels.
Social policy is an example of an area in which the EU should only have limited competence, except where freedom of movement for people within the EU is concerned. Every Member State should have full responsibility for determining its own social security systems, together with the right to do so. Health care, childcare and care of the elderly are clear examples of areas that are not directly cross-border. The same applies to labour market policy. That does not, however, prevent the Member States from cooperating and exchanging ideas in the social sphere.
At the same time, we wish to emphasise that we fully share our fellow MEP’s, Mr Schmid’s, commitment to social cohesion, integration and, especially, equality."@en1
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