Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-09-Speech-4-053"
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"Csaba Őry's report draws our attention to an important problem. The task facing the ill-equipped local authorities in the new Member States is huge: the low levels of economic activity and to an extent low levels of employment; the modest resources available for allocation to health care in nominal terms despite the fact that the amounts are not proportionally smaller; the particular shortcomings of the education system and social exclusion of minorities. They are supposed to give greater emphasis to activities aimed at the inclusion of disadvantaged social groups by means of their integration and indeed participation, as this area is the wellspring both of the problems that threaten our social cohesion and of the competitiveness we seek. Failure to do so will make it impossible to achieve the Lisbon objectives. In order to speed up the process of social inclusion, a change in attitude is needed; Member States, local authorities, the private sector and civil sector alike must all assume a share of the responsibility – without prejudice!
Much more funding needs to be allocated for this purpose. Inter-institutional cooperation needs to be better coordinated. Those who voted no to the Constitution were expressing their bitter disappointment concerning the question of Europe’s ability to confront its biggest challenge, namely increasing competitiveness while at the same time retaining the European social model.
The existing system of coordination is inadequate and so is the added value that we can expect from the economic research institute
In the social welfare sector, new projects are needed that reflect the European dimension of social policy, high-quality projects that provide regular information to those affected and seek to involve them. Later on, this could even take on the concrete form of a common research institute, an organisational expression of the essence of social Europe, examining the social and institutional conditions for enhancing competitiveness and exploring the management of social issues within an innovative paradigm.
After all, the best social policy, without a doubt, is redistribution of employment opportunities across society and provision of labour market training.
I speak from experience when I say that this dimension has so far been completely neglected in the new Member States, where immigration is not yet reflected at the level of communication. Let them be able to draw pensions, too, irrespective of the applicant’s age, gender or origin, in all Member States of the European Union."@en1
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