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"Mr President, my apologies for having left the debate for a moment, but I had a trilogue meeting about unfair trading practices, which is also important, of course. Mr President of the Commission, you have announced that you and your Commission will be prioritising the socio-economic dimension of your policy, and it goes without saying that the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats supports this. We all know that there is some catching up to be done in the Lisbon process, and we are delighted to hear that you want to put the train to Lisbon on a fast track.
Together with Mr Kok, we would urge you to be more focused and to coordinate the Lisbon process more effectively, as regards both the internal objectives and others, including the guidelines for employment, the global economic guidelines and the macro-economic dialogue. We want to complete the Lisbon process, because we consider it imperative to be able to live in a social market economy in future, where efficiency goes hand in hand with justice and own responsibility goes hand in hand with solidarity. We are acutely aware that you cannot have one without the other.
We would therefore ask you, Mr President of the Commission, to table concrete proposals in order to bring pressure to bear on the Member States and their regions, so that they can do their share of the work in the areas of education, training, and investments in scientific research, but also in structural reforms. Possible aids could be national Lisbon plans, a number of structural indicators, involving national parliaments in monitoring and assessing the process and certainly also a classification of the Member States according to performance.
In addition, we would also urge you to ensure that the essence of the Stability and Growth Pact remains intact. That is something about which a number of Members have had a lot to say.
Finally, we would ask you to help us to bring about the internal market in services, but in the right way, that is, with the support of the public and of civil society. We are also expecting proposals aimed at improving the investment climate, including for the medium-sized and small enterprises that are still the driving force of our economic growth. We all know that without any growth, there are no jobs, and without any jobs, there is no basis for social security, which we are all very keen to see protected.
Mr President, you have an arduous task, all the more so because the Constitution has not yet been approved and the financial perspectives are as yet unknown. We are, in fact, asking you to serve up a menu without having a kitchen to prepare it and without knowing what budget is available. However, we are counting on your creativity and on a good team spirit among your people. If, in January, you propose solid policy and dish up a consistent meal, you will have a lasting ally in the PPE-DE Group."@en1
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