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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this report obviously deserves our praise, as it is high time that such crucial issues were raised. We should also welcome the fact that these issues are being discussed in relation to the Lisbon Strategy. Yet I am afraid that this report will share the fate of the Lisbon Strategy, which failed to distinguish between economic and social goals. Consequently neither is achieved, even though both are crucial. We are all aware that the economy is flagging and that unemployment is on the rise. Yet scientific goals are unfortunately conflated with ideological goals in this report.
I find it entirely incomprehensible that the report notes on three occasions that there is a particular need to promote the role of women in science. It is self-evident that professorships should be granted to those who have the qualifications needed to hold such positions. We can do our best to ensure that women gain these qualifications, but it is nonsensical to promote them by force if they do not. Furthermore, I must say that I was surprised to see that research on animals was the only area of scientific research mentioned in any detail. I am a great lover of animals, but this report is not the right place to deal with this issue to the exclusion of all others. I also find it unacceptable that ceilings are to be imposed on expenditure by the poorer countries. Poorer countries have traditionally benefited from the achievements of richer countries, and this should continue to be the case.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there is a French proverb that says that ‘he who grasps at too much loses everything’. If too many goals are set, too little will be achieved, and we should take a clear and detailed look at this issue. Many thanks, Mr President."@en1
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