Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-10-25-Speech-2-019"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051025.3.2-019"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-25-Speech-2-0202
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Andersson2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2005-05-24--2007-01-15)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; EMPL (2005-05-24--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, what was it really that Mr McCreevy said in Stockholm? He said that the Swedish Government is offending against the internal market and that he intended to take action against the Swedish Government when the case was dealt with by the Court. He is saying the same thing today. If that is not bringing the Swedish collective agreement model into question, then I do not know what, in fact, is. Mr Watson, who is not in the Chamber, says that the Latvian company paid its employees under the Swedish collective agreement model, but that is untrue. It paid just over half of the amount payable under the Swedish collective agreements in the Stockholm area, namely SEK 78 instead of SEK 140 per hour. Mr McCreevy recommends that there should be 25 different collective agreements: one for each country. That is a race to the bottom, not a race to the top. So is the Swedish model less successful than other models? No. If we look at the Lisbon process, we see that it is perhaps the most successful. Is it more protectionist? No, Mr Poettering, Sweden has no transitional rules like Germany’s. On the contrary, it is open to labour from around the EU coming in. Is it discriminatory? The answer is no. All companies are treated equally, irrespective of whether they are Swedish or Latvian. Collective agreements are drawn up on the basis of the existing collective agreements. You talked about Spain and Portugal, Mr Barroso. Spain and Portugal have got themselves up to the same levels as other Member States. What is it you are advocating now? Yes, a race to the bottom. You should think carefully. You have launched this debate on the social model by recommending that we have a race to the bottom by having different collective agreements in different countries, that is to say 25 different collective agreements. This will not create a European social model. I therefore advise you to launch the debate in some other way. Otherwise, there will be a war regarding the debate on the social model."@en1
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