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"Madam President, thank you for giving me the floor. I should like to begin by saying thank you to the rapporteur, Mr Brejc, for his work on the report on the social dimension of globalisation and for cooperating with us so constructively in this connection. Globalisation has given many people in the world considerable advantages. It is just that the advantages are not distributed equally across all countries and all groups in society. This is something about which the EU clearly has a duty to do something. I am therefore pleased that the report focuses on, and gives rise to a debate about, the social aspect of globalisation.
We all have a responsibility for finding new answers to the challenges. We must ensure that the people of Europe do not associate globalisation only with companies transferring their operations abroad, dreadful conditions of work and mass redundancies. Globalisation must, on the contrary, be associated with more and better jobs, more opportunities and increased prosperity for all. We must do away with the harmful consequences of globalisation and ensure that the positive aspects of globalisation are more evenly distributed.
It is precisely in this area that the EU can play an important role. It must ensure that it creates good conditions for people in the EU so that they can cope successfully with international competition. It must not only focus on the market economy and the free play of market forces. It must also invest in people. If everyone is to be in a position to cope successfully with global competition, the fact is that more and better education is needed, together with an active labour market policy. Lifelong learning and the development of people’s skills are necessary if everyone is to be able to give a good account of themselves in the face of global competition.
The second answer to the challenges of globalisation is that the EU must increase and promote the use of the social dialogue in both the EU and the rest of the world. Close cooperation between the two sides of industry can facilitate restructuring, just as increased information can reduce the fear of globalisation. In the rest of the world, the social dialogue will mean that labour market conditions are improved, for the EU also has an obligation to bring about social progress throughout the world. It is not only in the EU that globalisation must benefit people. In this connection, I should also like to thank my colleague, Mr Rasmussen, who has done some constructive work in drafting the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs so that the report also focuses on the EU’s external policies."@en1
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