Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-25-Speech-2-504-000"
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"Madam President, the European Union does not have, or no longer has, an economic programme as such. Therefore, when faced with mass redundancies in a company, it cannot intervene effectively and deal with the social issues of mass unemployment.
The disappointment of the victims is understandable. We need to break the vicious circle that exists: firstly, there is the announcement that no profit is being made; secondly, production overcapacity continues; and finally, when there is no other alternative, those directly affected are drip fed the idea that their company will be closed temporarily or permanently. That is what is happening in both Liège and Luxembourg.
We have seen this before. We have heard it done before. It is too hasty a reaction. What we need to do is provide prospects in good time and explore alternative options if jobs cannot be maintained in the same sector. What we need is firm dialogue among partners and a proactive approach that offers long-term prospects, as long as they are offered in good time, of course.
Even if this social dialogue results in other industrial projects in other sectors, that is still better than nothing. It is still better than the worst possible solution: unemployment. Workers whose jobs are under threat need to be offered prospects rather than becoming resigned to the fact that, little by little, they will suffer a tragic fate.
Finally, if this debate has one merit, it is that it is highlighting the need for a genuine industrial policy at European level. We should add that in order to achieve this, the European Union will require real resources, rather than the purely symbolic ones it currently has, particularly when it comes to the budget."@en1
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