Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-12-15-Speech-1-097"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-12-15"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20081215.14.1-097"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Patrizia Toia2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partito Democratico (2008-02-07--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Council’s proposal, which sweeps away the balance struck in the past – I am thinking of Mr Cocilovo’s excellent work in this area – does not meet with our support because it signifies a step backwards on many questions to do with work, work-life balance and job security, and because it represents a choice that weakens the rights of workers, which are after all the rights of us all, of our children, of ordinary people. Moreover, I do not want this argument to be mistaken as trade-unionist or pro-corporate because it defends healthcare personnel. It is neither of those things; as a politician I do not act on behalf of corporations or trade unions, I act on behalf of citizens. When I make decisions I think of them, I think of their social rights, which I believe to be fundamental in Europe. I cannot therefore condone a Europe that fails to move forward in step with the world, a Europe that, on the contrary, makes huge errors of judgement, mistaking the weakening of protection for flexibility and freedom. This is all the more serious at a time when Europe is experiencing its worst crisis and there is little prospect of prosperity and growth. Mrs Létard, representatives of the Council and of the Commission, if we fail to understand that millions of workers are today at risk of losing their jobs and feel in a weak and precarious position and do not of course have voluntary contractual capacity – other than the opt-out – then I have to say that we have no idea of what is really happening in the social and family life of European citizens. For this reason, we will support Mr Cercas’s proposals and we hope that all MEPs will do the same. I have to say that the Council’s unwillingness to negotiate at this stage forces us to win the discussion and negotiation during conciliation."@en1
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