Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-341"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Services (continuation of the debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.28.2-341"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-3422
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexander Stubb2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I have two pieces of bad news, two pieces of good news and one recommendation. The first piece of bad news is that I am rather saddened by the debating atmosphere that we have in Europe today. It is one of protectionism, nationalism, near-racism and xenophobia. To me, as a pro-European and as a federalist, protectionism is anti-European. My second piece of bad news concerns the Commission. I am a big fan of the Commission. I always support it. However, Mr McCreevy, trust me: do not have your office call upon me to water down the Services Directive. It is your job to defend the Services Directive, not to defend protectionism. Your office wanted to make this into not the freedom to provide services, but into the freedom to prevent services. Please let that be the last time! The good news is, first, that I believe we will have a compromise tomorrow. I believe we will move forward. We need this directive. The second piece of good news is that we might get a broad majority in the European Parliament. I hope that the Austrian Presidency can get a broad majority in the Council. My final point is a recommendation: my modest recommendation is to approve the compromise on Article 16 as it stands between the PSE and the PPE-DE Groups, as long as we get three things into the directive: firstly, health services; secondly, temporary working agencies; thirdly, posting of workers. Those are essential. I believe that the way in which this debate has gone is very unfair. We see it as a case of old versus new. It is not. It is about protectionism and liberal markets. I am afraid that some of us are losing it."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2008-04-03)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; AFET (2005-01-13--2007-01-14)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (2004-07-20--2008-04-03)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Alexander Stubb (PPE-DE ). –"1

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