Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-044"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Guidelines for Member States’ employment policies – Broad economic policy guidelines for 2006 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060404.6.2-044"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-04-Speech-2-0452
lpv:speaker	lp:Konrad Szymański2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, if we were asked to identify a key word relating to European employment policy, it would have to be flexibility. Employment law of this nature that is flexible regarding both the place of employment and the hours worked encourages women to be active in the labour market. For women, motherhood represents an enormous challenge in their working lives. Flexibility also makes it possible for the youngest and oldest workers to join the labour force and obtain employment, which is currently a major problem. Not everyone in Europe is in favour of such flexibility, as is obvious from events taking place on the streets of Paris. The only action we can therefore take at European level is to scale down harmonisation in this area, so as to achieve flexibility in at least some countries and areas of the European Union. If we were asked to identify a key word relating to economic policy it would have to be competition along with tax competition. Contrary to statements in the report, competition is not detrimental to the financing of public needs. The opposite is actually the case, as increased receipts have been recorded by the national budgets of countries that recently radically reformed their tax systems, notably by reducing corporate taxes. Tax competition in countries such as Ireland or Slovakia also contributes to increasing the competitiveness of Europe as a whole, thus improving our competitiveness at global level. Consequently, tax competition does not threaten Europe in any way. It actually represents a tremendous opportunity. I fear, however, that it may be one of the few real opportunities open to us, if not the only one."@en1

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