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"Mr President, it is a very important decision that Parliament has to take this week in order to realise the Lisbon goals and reconcile welfare and environmental responsibility with global competitiveness. The basis for this is a truly excellent proposal from Commissioner Potočnik and an excellent report by rapporteur Buzek. Unfortunately, the Council has made it harder for us, in terms of budgeting, to live up to the expectations and ambitions that we in the larger political groups share.
I welcome the setting up of Excellence Networks and the simplification of bureaucracy. I believe that there is a problem with the uncertainty that still remains in respect of the European Research Council. The review of all of the material which is to take place in order to finally clarify the position of the European Research Council should be fixed to take place in 2008.
It is also important that we have tabled amendments relating to small and medium-sized enterprises and to participants from and participation by various groups around Europe. Where women are concerned, we know that discrimination still occurs in every Member State in the field of research and development, both in relation to content and to participation.
I am also of the belief that the technology platforms will be of enormous benefit to European industry.
The issue that has generated the greatest number of problems is stem cell research. I can verify that the system we currently have in place functions excellently. The research that is taking place on the basis of this technique is extremely important for the work of coming to grips with the big endemic diseases, diabetes, rheumatism, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, these being diseases that affect a large number of Europeans. It is our duty to make use of all the available tools in an ethical and responsible manner. If we are now in a position to help people, we must seize the opportunity. I and the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe support the proposal that has been adopted by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Thank you."@en1
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