Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-05-Speech-2-546-500"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110705.34.2-546-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-05-Speech-2-546-7502
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"I strongly support this report on social services of general interest (SSGIs), and congratulate my colleague Proinsias De Rossa for having managed to bring new political momentum to a neglected dimension of European integration. Social services of general interest, such as health services, care services for children, the elderly or other dependents, and other universally available services, are an essential part of the European social model. They play a key role in social cohesion and inclusion and in the realisation of the social rights recognised by the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. However, they are faced with a number of constraints and with legal uncertainty, as the application of EU rules on the functioning of the single market, on public procurement and on state aids impinges upon their normal operation. The European Court of Justice has been called upon to adjudicate on this tension. There is an overwhelming stakeholder consensus on the need for Commission action to address these problems. The weakening of SSGIs through austerity measures is a false economy, as demonstrated by their role as automatic stabilisers which cushioned the impact of the crisis for the most vulnerable members of European societies. More than ever, we need affordable, universally available and good quality SSGIs."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3 member; IMCO (2011-05-09--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Phil Prendergast (S&D ),"1 "in writing."1

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