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"Mr President, Mr Verheugen, the Lisbon strategy is crucial, yet today it has been acknowledged that inadequate progress has been made with it. It is important to remember that the provisions and goals of the Lisbon strategy disregarded the EU’s enlargement and did not take full advantage of it as a catalyst for development. It is also likely that too many priorities were set. At present, we note a lack of progress with the implementation of the strategy. Key economic reforms have been neglected too, and this has resulted in a slow-down in growth. At the same time, certain governments are attempting to share their problems with others, for example by proposing tax harmonisation or initiatives to support European giants instead of the small and medium-sized enterprises that are far more important. The end result of all this can only be that we all lose this race.
How can the situation be rectified? First and foremost, the priorities of the Lisbon strategy should be reduced to an absolute minimum, and priorities relating to economic growth should be placed at the top of the agenda. Which priorities would this involve? Firstly, completion of the single market. This encompasses aspects such as the market for services and the discrepancy between governments’ declarations and their actions, as in the case of the quota limitations imposed on Polish service providers on the German market, and the fact that the situation has in fact deteriorated since 1 May 2004. Secondly, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, above all by simplifying legislation. Thirdly, modernisation of the labour market as employees must be mobile in order to win the fight to be competitive. We should therefore work on the assumption that as of 1 May 2006, two years after enlargement, there will be no restrictions on the movement of persons within the European Union. Fourthly, the Seventh EU Framework Programme should abolish the existing
preference given to research institutions from the old Member States over those from the new Member States. Fifthly, one of the instruments used to increase the EU’s competitiveness should be an effectively implemented cohesion policy, which takes into account the additional catalyst for development provided by the new Member States. In addition, the role of the European Commission should be stepped up to include the task of holding governments to account for the effectiveness of their actions. And last but not least, the European Parliament should not only be kept informed of decisions relating to the Lisbon strategy, but should also have an influence on such decisions, as this would facilitate the building of consensus at national level. I thank you."@en1
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