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Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, given the dominant political profile of the new Commission, it would be foolhardy of my group to ask it to implement a set of strategic orientations corresponding to our vision for Europe. Nonetheless, in view of the unexpected strength of the headwinds at the time of his investiture, I should like to recommend that Mr Barroso give his less fortunate fellow citizens a few clear signals to show that he has also heard what they have to say.
The first signal could relate to the draft directive on the liberalisation of services, commonly known as the Bolkestein Directive, to which Mr Schulz and Mrs Frassoni have referred. This text confirms all of the reservations towards the European liberal model held by the social movements, including the European Trade Union Confederation – and with good reason. At the very heart of the draft lies the infamous country of origin principle, which is intended to allow service providers to apply the social legislation in force in their home countries in all Member States. This would constitute a social dumping machine, a sort of flag of convenience covering all services. My belief is that such a measure will not be accepted by our fellow citizens. My request is therefore simple, Mr Barroso: withdraw the Bolkestein Directive and initiate a broad debate on the subject.
A second signal could concern the plan to set up holding centres for refugees and migrants on the southern shore of the Mediterranean or in other countries outside the Union. This is an appalling plan. The last Commission legitimised this move, however, by initiating and financing pilot projects. Here again, my request is simple: put a complete end to these plans.
The third signal should, in our view, involve the interminable and dramatic conflict in the Middle East. The Union was jointly responsible for the roadmap providing for the creation of a Palestinian State in 2005. We are now at the end of 2004 and our undertaking is nowhere near even starting to be implemented. The main obstacle is Sharon. No other leader, except, no doubt, George Bush, could violate UN resolutions, scorn the Hague Court and snub the Union as he does without reprisals. The Commission has just proposed that he should form part of what one Commissioner has called a ‘ring of friends’ and benefit from the advantages of its new neighbourhood policy. It should be realised that this measure risks being grossly misunderstood by people who no longer support the policy of double standards. My request in this case, Mr Barroso, would be that you should remove all ambiguity in this area by answering a twofold question: what are you going to require of Mr Sharon and what measures do you recommend if he persists in ignoring you?
Your responses to these three points will certainly be followed very closely."@en1
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