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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080520.5.2-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-20-Speech-2-0152
lpv:speaker	lp:Ona Rainyté-bodard2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2008-01-15--2008-06-25)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2004-07-20--2009-02-16)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Congratulations to the rapporteur, Mrs Van Lancker, on preparing this significant report. I would also like to thank the rapporteur for her helpful cooperation and understanding in the acceptance of amendments. I consider this document to have the right balance and I hope it will find the support of the majority in tomorrow’s vote. I wish to draw your attention to the fact that the Commission Communication to the Council contains an extremely welcome proposal that would encourage the development of the market and increase employment. This is the freedom of knowledge, which would be added to the four fundamental freedoms – the free movement of goods, services, persons and capital. This fifth freedom should help speed up the EU’s transition to a modern, creative knowledge economy. It would in turn strengthen the knowledge triangle of scientific research, education and innovation within the EU. The initiative proposed by the Commission is no doubt a very good one. However, no one would argue against the importance of the original four freedoms in increasing employment. Nevertheless, it happens that some Member States fail to adhere to EU policy and even breach the legal norms. In pursuing protective policy, they prevent the free movement of capital and persons and jeopardise the development not only of their own countries, but of the EU as a whole. In my view, the free movement of services will not guarantee the freedom of development of small and medium-sized enterprises. Let us not forget Winston Churchill’s observation that if you destroy a free market, you create a black market. The Commission and the Member States should realise that we can achieve much more together than by going our separate ways."@en1

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