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It appears, at first glance, that the Brussels European Council will be inextricably associated with the review of the criteria of the Stability and Growth Pact, which underwent amendments following numerous cases of non-compliance. Although these amendments are far-removed from the excessive rigidity that characterised the previous version, it is also essential that they avoid any vagueness, because otherwise they might have a negative impact on the euro’s credibility internationally and on the stability of Member States’ public finances.
A further relevant aspect that the Council focused on was the relaunch of the Lisbon Strategy, in light of the lack of success at this mid-term stage. I feel that the Strategy has been a victim of its own ambition and of the vague, almost bombastic nature of some of the targets that were set, without their being pegged to a properly laid out and workable timetable. More realism is needed, to go with the ambition.
In spite of some reservations with regard to parts of the Services Directive, particularly the announcement and the exaggerated defence of the so-called country of origin principle, I believe that it contains some highly positive aspects that we should adopt and put into practice at European level.
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, as I feel that it clearly identifies and criticises the most significant effects of the Council’s proposals."@en1
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