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"Mr President, I should like to thank Mrs Figueiredo for her report, which is both extremely interesting and much-needed. As a Pole, I should also like to thank her for the thorough consideration given in the report to the situation in the new Member States. The motion for a resolution raises a number of important issues, but the problem I should like to highlight is that of poverty. This is discussed towards the end of the report, but data on the new Member States is lacking.
It should be noted that those who lose their jobs in Poland are not entitled to long-term unemployment benefits, no matter how low, and that the lowest rate of welfare benefits is around EUR 60 per person per month. I propose that a minimum welfare benefit be introduced for EU citizens, which could for example be equivalent to half the highest rate of benefits paid in an EU Member State. Even if this only amounted to EUR 250 per month, it would provide our citizens with a basic feeling of security, and encourage them to lead a more active life. I thank you."@en1
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