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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are all absolutely convinced of the need to complete the internal market in services, by eliminating barriers, restrictive practices and protectionism. It is a genuine, widespread problem.
The initial proposals of the Bolkestein directive were, however, contradictory and, in many respects, ambiguous and wrong. Its basic mistake was to have given rise to opposing and negative perceptions. On the one hand, there was the impression that the revitalisation of fair competition was essentially being reduced to a
for social and democratic dumping. On the other hand, because of the perfectly legitimate resistance to such ambiguities, there was a feeling in many countries, especially the new Member States, that the intention was to consolidate or uphold protectionist barriers and obstacles to the free movement of services.
I believe that, on the basis of the compromise texts that have been tabled, those contradictions and failures can now substantially be put right. One justified criticism, perhaps, concerns certain exclusions and derogations for particular sectors, which will have truly adverse effects on the prospects for competitive growth in Europe’s productive, economic and social systems. Those sectors include professional activities, banking, financial and insurance services, and energy supplies.
Many people maintain that this mountain of a directive is likely to give birth to a mouse of a result. To counter that objection I would point out that it is preferable to run that risk than to create a scorpion, since the sting in that little creature’s tail would certainly poison the balance of the European social model."@en1
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