Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-09-Speech-3-058"
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"Lisbon is a challenge, and the most important project of the years ahead, the success of which hinges on the willingness of all of us – governments, parliaments, social partners at European, national and regional level – to join forces. If we want to achieve this united cooperation, but also this involvement, then we have already negotiated the most important hurdle to succeed. To you, President Barroso, I gladly trust the difficult, but also central, role of the pivot of this process.
When we look at the Lisbon objective, a – to my mind absurd – contradiction is created. It is impossible to drive a wedge between the EU’s competitiveness, social policy and ecology, because without growth, we cannot meet the ecological obligations. Growth provides more jobs, employment, income and prosperity among the public. More people in jobs is the best guarantee for social security’s affordability and for cushioning the rising cost of care, as well as the reform of affordable and lasting pensions. Economy, ecology and social policy are therefore inextricably linked.
Commissioner Verheugen has drawn attention to new initiatives: better and simpler legislation, new industrial policy and more support for innovation. In my view, these initiatives lack one thing, though, and that is retraining and extra training. Without providing permanent education to the potential workers, we cannot put the unemployed, whether they be women, minorities or the disabled, in jobs. So if we want to achieve this Europe
we should once again put our money where our mouth is."@en1
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