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"Madam President, I believe the minimum income report that we have voted through in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is the best way forward and will achieve the widest support. That is why I urge you to reject amendments 1 and 2.
I have always been a passionate supporter of a minimum income in all Member States, and I have written it into all the reports I have ever done on social inclusion, but I believe the best way of achieving this is through an exchange of best practice. In my view, if we try to take the legislative route, we will fail to take everyone with us and will not achieve what we all want – a decent standard of living for all and to take people out of poverty and avoid homelessness.
In the Employment Committee report, we also say that the most effective way out of poverty is to give labour market access to all. One way of achieving this is to make sure the Employment Directive is implemented effectively across all Member States. When formulating policy regarding poverty and social inclusion, we must listen to people at the sharp end – in other words, those who are experiencing poverty and homelessness themselves. We must make sure that Member States meet their targets for poverty reduction as outlined in the EU 2020 strategy.
I would also like to point out in this debate that we are talking about a minimum income – in other words, out-of-work benefits and not wages."@en1
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