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"I would like to thank honourable Members for their support and sympathy for the workers and for their overall support for the Commission's position. I have taken due note of the views expressed and will report them to the present Commission and to the new one.
Although I cannot comment on specific sectors and their management, it is true that we cannot blame the macroeconomic environment alone. Management decisions have also played a role in the current situation in the European car industry.
Our conclusion, which I think is a very common view in this House and in the Commission, is that we need a new approach to industrial policy. This does not mean picking the winners as we did in the 1970s, which often meant, in fact, sustaining the losers, but a dual policy based on a horizontal view of competitiveness, education, innovation, technology, regional policy and so on, combined with a sound sectoral analysis covering various sectors, so that we know what combination of policies is best for each sector.
I therefore appreciate your support for the consideration of the high-level group, which would, in my view, work in the same way as in the textile sector. I take due note of your sense of urgency and will report this to the Vice-President designate, Günter Verheugen. I am sure he will take that into account if our appointments are confirmed on Wednesday.
Mr Belet asked me to dream. Yes, I dream about cleaner and safer cars. I dream and expect that the European car industry, as well as the public sector, will devote more funds to research and innovation. I should like to see the social partners and all stakeholders focus strongly on the competitiveness of this key sector in the European economy. This is a very worthy focus for the high-level group, and I trust we will have good cooperation with the European Parliament on these issues."@en1
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