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"Mr President, while I should like to devote the time that is allotted to me to the Lisbon agenda, I would also like to make one comment beforehand. I have great admiration for the fine results that have been achieved with what is known as the Hague agenda. Unfortunately, these have remained virtually unnoticed in the Netherlands amidst the commotion and unrest in recent weeks. I would nevertheless like to say that it is thanks to Mr Donner, and to the many sound agreements in the area of home affairs, security and justice, that we are one step closer again to freedom for our citizens.
I would now like to turn to Lisbon. I could not agree more – and the Dutch Presidency has certainly played a part in this – that the three pillars of the strategy, namely economic reforms, social cohesion and sustainability, remain the guiding principle for the Lisbon process in terms of balance and coherence.
Social cohesion and sustainability, however, can be achieved only if we can again make Europe a true player in the world market. Economic improvement, incidentally, is not a goal in itself, but a necessary condition if we want to retain for generations to come the European social model that was built on solidarity between the working population and those entitled to benefits, between the young and the old.
The presidency was also successful in another area. As Mr Kok’s report mentioned, the key goal of the presidency was to cut back on the pressure resulting from rules and regulations. Allow me to remind you of Mr Doorn’s report of April 2004; we are reportedly the very first parliament that is also prepared to subject its own amendment proposals to an impact test. That is an example that deserves to be followed by other parliaments.
Finally, Lisbon. The goal is clear. I truly hope that in March 2005, we will be able once again to make the Lisbon strategy into a strategy for opportunity, but then with simpler procedures and tighter agreements, especially for the Member States, as Mr van Nistelrooij rightly points out, where that process is now too strategic, with a consequent lack of positive outcomes. Parliament is happy to lend a hand in this respect."@en1
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