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Madam President, we live in an internal market community, comprising 25 Member States and encompassing a population of over 475 million people. This creates a system where there is free movement of people from one Member State to the next. It therefore makes a lot of political sense for the European Union to take a lead coordinating role to promote better health within the European Union.
The EU is in a very strong position to see exactly which Member States are exercising the best techniques to tackle diseases, such as acute respiratory infections, which is the main cause of death for children under the age of five. The EU must learn from the best practice techniques available within the European Union to tackle health disorders, such as asthma, childhood allergies and neuro-development disorders.
We should recall that it was the European Union that took the initiative recently to ban the use of particular chemicals in the manufacture of plastic tiles.
On a separate matter, the European Commission has already stated that the reduction in the use of tobacco products will be a key political objective of this European Commission. Great strides have already been taken from an Irish perspective and this is a model which could be used in other Member States of the Union.
The bottom line is this: if we are to improve the public health of the people of Europe, we must ensure that adequate budgets are put aside to deal with such problems. That is why I fully support the recommendation in this report that at least EUR 300 million be put aside under the 7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2012) to promote a higher standard of health within the European Union.
Finally, the European Parliament has extensive powers of codecision to deal with environmental and public health issues. I can assure the Commission and the Council presidency that we will use these powers rigorously in the future."@en1
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