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"Madam President, Mr Daerden, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, may I thank Mr Daerden for the true spirit of cooperation that has marked the work of the committee.
First, a small preliminary point. I would like to remind this House that if we want to combat poverty, there is no use trying the employability approach. In other words, nowadays, work is no longer a true protection against poverty. There are millions of poor people in work.
I would like to highlight three particular points which I think are vital if we want to make progress with realistic objectives in the fight against poverty within the EU 2020 strategy. Firstly, the call for a legislative proposal on schemes for a minimum income equal to 60% of the average income in each Member State, in accordance with the resolution adopted by our Parliament one year ago. I think that, as the crisis has worsened, we have become aware that such a measure is essential for our poorest citizens.
Secondly, the call for a framework directive targeted at guaranteeing the quality of, and especially accessibility to, all social services of general interest, particularly in health, education, public transport, energy and water.
Thirdly, we are re-drafting a call to Member States to adopt at the earliest opportunity the proposal for a wide-ranging, anti-discrimination proposal. I welcome these latter two points which seem to me of utmost importance. We are calling for the implementation of a genuine European strategy to help the homeless. The Commission and the Member States can no longer turn a deaf ear to the issue of poor housing in Europe. A genuine solution must be found to these problems today.
I am also delighted that we have reached a final agreement on negotiations over food aid, but we should not forget that we must now start thinking about the period after 2013, or more generally about earmarking substantial sums from the cohesion policy budget for the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
Finally, I would like to encourage the participation, thanks to this report, of all civil society in the introduction of the platform, because we can only speak for the poor if we do so with them."@en1
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