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"Ladies and gentlemen, the question we must ask ourselves today is one that we should in fact never cease to ask ourselves, namely whether the European Union is a union of institutions, states, governments and parliaments, or whether it is a union of citizens, people and Europeans. Every time a qualification is not recognised, it is an individual who is left facing a problem and who suffers unfair treatment. Of course, each and every one of us suffers whenever this happens, as the assistance we give the trade associations, guilds, trade unions and institutions in protecting their selfish interests makes the EU institutions less competitive. It is the people whose qualifications are not recognised who suffer most, however, and who are prevented from taking up jobs for which they are qualified.
As Chairman of the Committee on Petitions, I am well aware of the extent of this problem in Europe. We only see the tip of the iceberg, but it is the tip of a very large iceberg. A great many people out there have been treated unfairly, including doctors, veterinarians, nurses and even lawyers and butchers, as the interests of these professions are being protected by professional associations. The aim of the Commission directive was to remedy this state of affairs, and it did in fact largely succeed in doing so. I should like to congratulate Commissioner McCreevy on this score.
It is an unfortunate fact, however, that this directive has been ruined by Parliament. Although we will vote in favour of it, as it is still better than nothing, we regard it as a failure. I must add that I found the comments by Mrs Weiler, who said that the directive does not lay down European standards for recognising qualifications gained in the country of origin, quite unacceptable. I have absolutely no idea how she came up with her ideas of what is and what is not European. Ladies and gentlemen, in the interests of Europe, and in order to ensure that Europe can really compete with the United States and the Far East, we must make it possible for people and institutions to be competitive. There is an urgent need for this directive, and I find it regrettable that the version with which we have been left has so many shortcomings. I should like to thank Commissioner McCreevy for all he has done."@en1
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