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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.2.3-059"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-0602
lpv:speaker	lp:Gunnar Hökmark2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2007-02-14)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 unknown; Moderata Samlingspartiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3,3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the debate on the Financial Perspective involves many different issues. The debate on how large the EU’s income should be should never conceal the importance of how we prioritise our expenditure. We must give greater priority to the expenditure supporting the development of the new knowledge-based society and dare to provide smaller subsidies to those parts of our economy that are too large and that belong to the economy of a different era. The Lisbon process will of course be the most important element. What the Commission and the Council must do is not just talk about lofty goals but also propose practical measures that increase competition, especially within those sectors associated with the knowledge-based society. What is at issue is how we are to extend competition within the fields not only of education and health care but also of other areas of our society so that, in Europe, we might obtain the best businesses. There is one issue that makes the summit we are now facing especially historic, and that is the issue of Turkey. A ‘no’ decision, or a means of delaying the membership process, would of course have consequences of various kinds. We should in that case be leaving the field free for forces and ideals other than those for which the EU stands. The EU’s basic task is to create safety and security and to bridge differences instead of creating new lines of demarcation. This means that we must ask ourselves the question: will we enjoy greater safety and security with Turkey rooted firmly in the fundamental values of the EU and of Europe, just as we are that much safer and more secure as a result of the enlargement that has taken place this year and just as we shall also be safer and more secure if the EU can be extended to the Balkans? That issue is ultimately about the respect we perceive for the work done by the EU. The reason why other countries want to join the EU is the EU’s success in increasing safety and security. This is an important reason why the Council must take the historic decision to agree to commencing negotiations."@en1

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