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"Mr President, the report from the high level group chaired by Wim Kok provides a realistic description of the state of the EU economy, which faces the threat of marginalisation in relation to the Asian and American markets. The global market is benevolent towards economic entities that are efficient, competitive and which offer cheap, good quality products and services. The direct involvement of Member States and parliaments in implementation programmes can be counted as one of the successes of activities aimed at pursuing the Lisbon Strategy. Action related to the energy security programme may also create better, stable conditions for economic development. The fact that a large group of people is taking part in the implementation of the strategy may also give rise to optimism. The problem lies in the effectiveness of the actions and the resistance shown towards them. These actions include the creation of an internal market, a labour market, the right conditions for restructuring and the creation of businesses and the growth of innovation, while simultaneously doing away with unemployment and increasing wages. We need a consensus between political groups, trade unions and employers. There are particularly significant obstacles to the process of restructuring, organising of the agricultural market and limiting agricultural production costs. The lack of viability in some production sectors means that large numbers of holdings are facing liquidation and that there is an increase in unemployment and unused land. This is why it is vital to take rapid action to establish an agricultural production system with a guaranteed market, such as bio-fuels and biomass. We need a multi-annual programme to adapt farming to new market conditions. The process of scrapping protectionism, which does not create but only decreases added value and increases social costs, faces large obstacles. Finally, I would like to mention an optimistic quote from the German President, ‘We should make challenges into opportunities for success’. I think this is something we can achieve."@en1
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