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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080312.3.3-016"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-03-12-Speech-3-0172
lpv:speaker	lp:Jens-Peter Bonde2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, President of the Council and President of the Commission, together with my Irish colleague, Kathy Sinnott, I have made a proposal for a new protocol to be amended to the Lisbon Treaty before its final approval. It will outlaw a revolutionary decision by the European Court of Justice dated 18 December 2007. A Latvian company wanted to build a school in Sweden with Latvian workers being paid much less than Swedish workers for similar jobs. Swedish trade unions established a blockade. This action has now been deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice. They will only allow the Treaty principle on free movement of goods and services to be moderated by the other fundamental principle of the right to strike if there is a risk to public security, order or health. A normal salary does not count. Collective bargaining does not count. The Scandinavian flexisecurity model, the voluntary cooperation between trade unions and employers, can be scrapped. Foreign workers in foreign companies in Ireland may now work for the Irish minimum salary of EUR 9 an hour. It is illegal for Irish trade unions to act against this Court judgment except in relation to the minimum wage. It is even worse in my country, where we do not have a minimum wage. This Court judgment is a disaster and must be annulled by a new wording in the Treaties or a legally binding protocol. You can see our proposal on my website. I urge the Slovenian Presidency and the President of the Commission to raise the question at the summit. I have a question for the Commission and Council: When will we have a consolidated Treaty so that we can understand the content?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	chair; IND/DEM (2004-12-06--2008-05-08)3 substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2008-05-08)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen - Mod Unionen (2004-07-20--2008-05-08)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-12-06--2008-05-08)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2008-05-08)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2006-12-13--2008-05-08)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2008-05-08)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2008-05-08)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jens-Peter Bonde,"1 "on behalf of the IND/DEM Group"1

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