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". Madam President, I believe that bringing a social dimension to globalisation is one of the fundamental problems posed by this process. I am delighted that the Commissioner, on behalf of the European Commission, has expressed a similar view, and I hope that this view is also shared by the Council of Ministers, even though the seats reserved for the Council are empty, as I see they are. In our opinion, it is crucial for the European Parliament to pursue this matter, and thanks are due to the rapporteur for the motion for a resolution he has tabled. Although there are many different aspects to this issue, I should like to highlight two that I believe are particularly important. Firstly, the significance attached to the social dimension of globalisation depends to a large, if not decisive, extent on the emergence and consolidation of a civil society in every country. This is especially true in the case of those countries that are making insufficient progress in democratic and economic terms. The European Union should support civil society building in all the countries with which it cooperates, and particularly in developing countries. The second issue I should like to highlight is the role the European Union must play in monitoring globalisation and promoting its social dimension. Globalisation is inevitable, and it is a necessary, not to say indispensable, process. At the same time, however, we are all aware of the significant social risks it poses. Globalisation therefore needs to be controlled in such a way as to ensure that any negative effects are kept to a minimum. This may well be the very foundation upon which the social dimension of globalisation is based, and I believe that the European Union can and should play a key role in this respect."@en1

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