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dcterms:Date	"2006-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Economic and social consequences of business restructuring in Europe (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20060704.28.2-198"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-04-Speech-2-1992
lpv:speaker	lp:Philip Bushill-matthews2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, may I start by thanking the Commissioner for his wise and thoughtful comments in introducing this debate and, in particular, for putting the main emphasis on people, because that is central to the subject we are discussing. I should just like to highlight two of the important points that he made. One was about structural change. I totally agree that structural change is here to stay and indeed it will accelerate. So the issue is not how we stop it, but how we harness and manage it. The second important point to highlight is that the answer is not protectionism, either by countries trying to put up barriers or within companies trying to protect old jobs when the market has moved on. I agree with Mrs Ek that nowadays people might not have a job for life any more, but I think people still have a right to expect that they can have a life with a job. The question, therefore, is what can be done to help and what should not be done. I believe that, as MEPs, we should not have this kind of debate every time a major company closes or downsizes, so that we politicians can show that we care – even though of course we do – and can be ‘seen to be doing something’ in each individual case, highlighting named individual companies. I do not think regular debates on this basis are helpful. It should not be about us trying to grab headlines back home. What I think we can do, and should do more, is to make sure that we help set a regulatory climate in which entrepreneurship can flourish, so that more new jobs can be created and genuinely; as one door has to close, other doors can be encouraged to open. I also believe that the greatest form of job security any individual can have is in the skill set they can develop, and that is where our priorities should lie. We have to make sure that, when people talk about investment, companies recognise that their investment in people is the most important investment they can make. Investment in people by countries is also the most important investment that countries can make. If we get that right, we will go a long way towards managing the challenge of change."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2005-11-30--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2004-08-31--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-02-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-24--2007-06-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Philip Bushill-Matthews (PPE-DE ). –"1

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