Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-13-Speech-2-225-000"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Kay Swinburne2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, whilst I support the Bologna process which, although not an EU initiative, has 47 countries agreeing to facilitate movement for study or employment between countries within the European Higher Education Area, I was not able to support this report, as I firmly believe that education is, and should remain, a competence reserved for Member States. So I do not agree with a number of the recommendations that have been made in this report. Although I would not be opposed to additional cooperation between universities, or other education institutions in third countries and the EU, I am opposed to any harmonisation of academic standards at the EU level and beyond. Similarly I cannot support the recommendation for an agreement for financial support on a common core curriculum. Even within the United Kingdom, Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have differences in their curricula and, although they have some harmonisation of academic standards, they are not always the same and do not need to be. If we can work on a diverse platform for education within my Member State, why not amongst the EU and, as described here, within the 47 countries?"@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Kay Swinburne (ECR )."1
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