Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-10-Speech-2-340"
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"Mr President, Commissioner, I am delighted that you called my name, but an entire party was involved in the trilogue which reached agreement. The Commission listened carefully to what the options were and eventually adopted a few elements, without holding onto the rigid principles on which the Commission usually insists, for which I am grateful. Mr Whitehead, our chairman, has already indicated that Mr Zappalà has been a true strategist. At times, I saw a likeness to Caesar who was equally capable of delaying battles. I was convinced that this directive would never see the light of day, but we have only worked on it for the past three years and have already finished it. I would therefore like to congratulate Mr Zappalà for the strategic approach which I had failed to see in the first three years. My apologies for this. I have nothing but congratulations and praise.
The definition is clear. I think that the professional card proposed in the first round by Mrs Gebhardt is an excellent addition to clarify qualifications using modern technology. What I considered crucial, and that has also been adopted by the Commission and the Council, is that a liability scheme will in any case be put in place, particularly for the medical professions, because it is unacceptable for people employed in that sector on a temporary basis to be able to escape all disciplinary provisions and liability because of the temporary nature of the job. I would therefore like to congratulate all those who have worked on what is – to my mind – a fantastic directive. It is a cornerstone of the internal market which offers young people, in particular, scope for the future and by means of which, something which I also consider to be important, particularly women are still given the chance, even if they have started a family, to cash in on their professional training on the market by finding a good job.
I am pleased that mutual recognition has been mentioned, and in connection with the principle of the country of origin, I think that, if we do not stipulate any criteria, we are talking about the same definition. After all, no conditions are prescribed in this directive, because training is provided in the country of origin. Call it a licence: people with certain qualifications can work in other countries. I consider this worth a debate. It is very important to my mind that the Commission has adopted this and that there is now a duty to justify one’s actions. It is essential to obtain a legally sound Europe, but above all in order to obtain a democratically strengthened Europe.
I hope that with this directive today, we have demonstrated, and have given a very clear message, that we are all prepared to work on a stronger and prosperous Europe. I should also like to thank our chairmen, Mr Gargani, the previous chairman, and Mr Whitehead, for their patience in this connection, and extend special thanks also to Mr Zappalà."@en1
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