Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-05-18-Speech-2-521"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Principle of subsidiarity and universality of social public services in the EU (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100518.35.2-521"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-05-18-Speech-2-5222
lpv:speaker	lp:Lambert van Nistelrooij2
lpv:spokenAs	member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"At a time of crisis, and of debate on how to maintain a sustainable society and our competitiveness, we are discussing an apparent detail that, as I see it, nevertheless goes to the heart of many people’s concerns. The issue concerned is who is to be allocated housing? Particularly now that banks are being much more reserved than they were when the debate started – which, in the Netherlands, was in 2005, when the situation was quite different – it is clear that some people are really getting into difficulties. The threshold that has now been set is EUR 33 000. These proposals still have to be presented for approval to the members of the lower house of the Dutch Parliament, and they will tell us straight away that this threshold should, in fact, be in line with the threshold for the Netherlands’ sickness insurance fund, which is approximately EUR 40 000. The debate in the Netherlands is still in full swing, therefore: it is not the case that everyone is now in agreement. I feel that insufficient room is left for flexibility, for tailor-made solutions. Member States must be able to adapt to circumstances. This 10% is very small. After I graduated, my income was also above the threshold, but I was able to keep on my rented accommodation for a quite a few years before deciding once and for all to buy and to go and live somewhere else. We are talking about flexibility; there is not enough elbow room. This leads me to the conclusion that subsidiarity – countries’ ability to arrange things themselves within a much broader range – is not being sufficiently respected. Following today’s debate, we must look at whether to come back again with a resolution. On the whole, I think that the Commission is making a good job of this, but I think that Member States’ elbow room is excessively restricted, to the detriment of people who depend on it for their housing."@en1
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