Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-10-25-Speech-3-067"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061025.4.3-067"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-10-25-Speech-3-0682
lpv:speaker	lp:Nikolaos Vakalis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish to draw the House's attention, as regards Lahti, to the proposal for a European Institute of Technology (ΕΙΤ). The first messages from the Council's side are positive, as they are from Parliament's side. What I wish to highlight, Mr Vanhanen and Mr Barroso, is that we need a new and innovative tool which successfully combines education, research and innovation. We need a steam engine which will enable us to transform research into innovative products and services. However, we do not need an institution which will uproot the long-standing university tradition in Europe; we need one which will respect and make maximum use of it. It is therefore, for this very reason, extremely important for us to know what our universities, research centres and undertakings believe before we take a decision on this new institute. Numerous agencies have already submitted their opinions. At first glance, it would appear that the messages we are receiving are often contradictory on certain important issues. However, I consider that the positions are not set in stone; rather they express concerns. That is why it is also very important for us to give all the partners a great deal of our time in order to consult willingly and in a spirit of cooperation. The initial approach in the proposal for a regulation leaves open numerous questions on crucial issues, such as how will we safeguard viable financing for the ΕΙΤ? How will we persuade private individuals to invest in an unprecedented vehicle? How will we safeguard the fundamental participation of universities and convince them that the ΕΙΤ will not clash with them or weaken their activities? How will we convince them that research activities will not be fragmented, leading to the opposite of the result being sought? We need to clarify all the details, because that is where the success of the endeavour will be judged; not in the general idea which is generally accepted."@en1

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