Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-02-13-Speech-2-137"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070213.16.2-137"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-02-13-Speech-2-1382
lpv:speaker	lp:Jerzy Buzek2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-01-18--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in general, the citizens of Europe do not understand what the Lisbon Strategy is about. I fear that as politicians we often make mistakes and fail to get to the bottom of the issue. We amend laws and issue directives, but these have no impact on the essence of the matter. Essentially, the European Union’s competitiveness will be ensured by entrepreneurs implementing new technologies, and introducing new production and organisational methods. These entrepreneurs also need to be able to convince both large and small and medium-sized enterprises of their ideas. It seems that what we lack in Europe is the spirit of enterprise and a business culture, especially if we compare ourselves to the United States. We attach too little importance to the idea of freedom, which entails not just freedom of action, but also responsibility. SMEs are the basis of a civil society and responsible civic self-government. This is something we should learn from our first year of primary school. We must teach our young citizens respect for fair entrepreneurship. These values must also be disseminated by Europe’s public media, and we should conduct EU-funded campaigns promoting past and present Europeans who have contributed most to our competitiveness. We might then be able to stop worrying about the millions of unemployed, many of whom will set up their own businesses. We might then be able to stop worrying that our enterprises and industry are not innovative and are failing to benefit from the results of scientific research, something which Europe is actually very good at. I wish the Commissioner and the European Commission success in this action, and also in the area of information. Let us hope it will be a success for the entire Union."@en1

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