Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-31-Speech-3-064"
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"I should like to begin by congratulating you, Prime Minister, on your speech, which struck a rare note of both vision and realism. You touched on a number of points, and, though it would be useful, it would be impossible to discuss all of them. I shall speak about one, the Lisbon Strategy, which is the issue that over the past five years has left us most open to ridicule. The Lisbon Strategy is a delightful set of intentions, yet commits the cardinal sin of not being a Community strategy, as you correctly pointed out. That is a cardinal sin, but we have then gone on to commit the truly deadly sin of not rectifying it; in other words, we have failed to give the Commission the responsibility and the resources to make proposals on areas such as the internal market and the single currency.
We still confuse intentions with workable, measurable objectives, and objectives with the activities needed to achieve those objectives. I know that you understand this kind of language, Prime Minister. If we continue with the rhetoric of the Lisbon Strategy, rather than practical measures, we might have good governance, good institutions and good ideas. We will not have jobs or satisfaction for our citizens."@en1
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