Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-27-Speech-3-016"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-10-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 4 and 5 November 2004)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041027.3.3-016"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-10-27-Speech-3-0172
lpv:speaker	lp:Marcin Libicki2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 chair; PETI (2004-07-23--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; JURI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Thank you, Mr President. This House has heard a great deal about the Lisbon strategy, and we would of course like it to succeed. For this to happen, however, we cannot treat it like some kind of magic formula that will solve all our problems by itself. Mr Verheugen has said Europe must be competitive, and we agree that it must be competitive in relation to other regions of the world. At the same time, however, it has been said that we need to build a European social model, which I take to mean an over-supportive welfare state, or a state that robs citizens of initiative by providing them with everything the state believes they need. Clearly, a choice has to be made. Either we opt for a social model and an over-supportive welfare state, or for competitiveness in relation to America. If no such choice is made, we will not be in a position to build Europe’s economic success. By way of example, Mr Nicolaï’s announcement that consultations will be held with employers, employees and trade unions are a step too far. It is quite sufficient for employers and employees to take part. If it turns out that trade unions need to take part as well as employees, I do not believe agreement will ever be reached. As regards the common legal area, we need to be aware that this must not extend beyond the legal framework laid down in the European Treaties that have been signed to date. If it were to do so, it would amount to a violation of the Treaties and thus to an attack on the EU’s cohesion. It should also be emphasised that foreign policy needs to be based on aspects common to us all, or in other words on positive values. Policy is extremely important in this field, for example in the case of Darfur. I thank you."@en1

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