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"Ms Mazzoni, I am very familiar with the initial version of the directive, as I was a member of the European Commission at the time the Commission proposed it. It is something of an understatement to say that, at the initiative of Ms Gebhardt, Mr Schwab and many others among you, the directive has been extensively amended, improved and clarified, especially the sections on protecting social services. This is a good thing.
It was two years ago yesterday, 10 February, that I returned to the Commission, where I am now responsible for the internal market and services. You have every right to ask the question, and as part of my job I have the duty to implement the directive in its current state as adopted by Parliament, with respect to the sectors that it covers.
You mentioned tulip producers in the Netherlands, for example. As for your own country, when I visited the Italian Parliament where I met various committees, many Italian MPs and senators brought up the subject of beach-concession holders, which is a sensitive issue in Italy. I could quote other cases also.
I did not think up this directive. I am not going to say that we shall add or remove this or that occupation. It covers some occupations, and does not cover others. In fact, there are very few now – security services and online gambling – that are not covered by European legislation. This is so for the time being, at any rate, since, as regards online gambling, we shall be bringing in legislation and taking steps with the action plan. Everything else is covered in one way or another, either by a cross-cutting directive or a sectoral directive.
Naturally, I am obliged to oversee the proper implementation of the directive, whilst maintaining the principle of proportionality, as you mentioned yourself. My staff and I are prepared to go through the cases that pose the most problems with a fine-toothed comb. I said so in the case of beach-concession holders, and I can say it for other occupations also. Nonetheless, the occupations that are covered by this directive must abide by it and must develop within the framework of the directive’s provisions. I am able to say this much. I can confirm to you that I am willing to work on individual cases, with a pragmatic, non-ideological approach. However, my job is to implement the directive as intelligently and speedily as possible."@en1
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