Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-13-Speech-2-036-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the European Council meeting (1-2 March 2012) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120313.6.2-036-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-13-Speech-2-037-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Mario Mauro2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-03-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2013-03-14)3 substitute; PECH (2012-01-24--2012-03-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-16--2013-03-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2013-03-14)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2013-03-14)3 substitute; ECON (2012-03-12--2013-03-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I felt obliged to begin with Mr Swoboda’s proud defence of the welfare system, as I do not believe that the claims made by the President of the European Central Bank should be read ideologically, rather, they look to me like a statement of fact: there are 500 million people in the EU, of which 75 million are under 25; if we think of Egypt, it is a country of 80 million people, and 60 million are under 25. This raises real questions about the size and structure of our welfare system, and we have to give real answers. The truth is, when it comes to huge and genuine problems, European leaders go back and forth between populist outbursts, which get them into trouble and force them to pander to public opinion, and pragmatic solutions, which must be the main way to work out the timeframe for the recovery and the means by which it can be achieved. In order to have a truly pragmatic approach, we have to focus everything on the instrument that we designed, as an institution, for this purpose. That means we have got to look to the Commission to impose itself on governments and, at the same time, nurture public debate among our citizens so as to create a practical consensus to Europe as a project. We have got to strengthen the Commission right this instant. We have to strengthen the Commission, and Parliament must play a strategic role in this process. Otherwise, in quarrelling with governments which are increasingly dragged into things in the name of increasingly populist public opinion, we will be forced into an unprecedented capitulation."@en1
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