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"In the year I was born, President Kennedy said, ’Ich bin ein Berliner’. At the time, everybody understood this and agreed with him that the division of East and West was a historical transgression. If I said today, ‘Ich bin ein Polish plumber’, I wonder whether all of us would realise that the issue is still the unity of Europe, and whether we would all agree.
The Services Directive extends beyond interests and it addresses values. It addresses the four fundamental freedoms laid down in the Treaty of Rome, and equal opportunities. In 21st century Europe it is unacceptable to discriminate against a service provider on the basis of origin, nationality or mother tongue.
An important goal is to reduce the number and vulnerability of those who are forced into the black or grey economy. We want a better Europe! We want a Europe where service providers enjoy legal certainty in the Member States. We want a better Europe, where service providers can create European jobs and meet consumer needs legally. We must create a certain, stable and clear legal background. This is particularly important for small and medium enterprises. The Socialist MEPs of the new Member States have always made a point of supporting this common interest of Europe. We have been constructive, we accepted the total removal of labour law from the Directive. We acknowledged that instead of the country of origin, we must regulate the freedom of the provision of services. We acknowledged that the Directive may not come into conflict with other, existing European legal standards, and it cannot overwrite the Treaty. We cannot loosen the certain, stable and clear framework that is being established. We cannot accept any undefined exceptions, because these would leave room for the arbitrary decisions of Member States.
We do not support the total removal of public services of an economic nature, but we are ready to examine sectoral exceptions individually. We recognise and indeed welcome the protection that European consumers are entitled to everywhere and at all times, but we do not accept that consumer protection should restrict the freedom of service provision. And last but not least: in the challenge of global competition, Europe cannot afford to spend the jointly produced GDP on administrative supervision."@en1
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