Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-06-13-Speech-3-411-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20120613.27.3-411-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, I would like to thank Commissioner Rehn for his presentation on the current status of the European Semester and on his other plans. You can count on our full support. It is really good that we are now half way through the first year of the European Semester and that it has become a very powerful instrument for better aligning our economic and budgetary policies. We have got rid of its non-committal elements and, thanks to this Parliament, the semester also forms part of the ‘six-pack’. Plus, the Commission’s powers have been significantly strengthened.
We would like to see transparent debates on the Commission’s recommendations and we would like the Council to really take them seriously, because that was something that was missing in the past. Therefore, it is important that, every time the Council fails to follow the Commission, the Council should come here and explain why it is not doing so and why it has taken a different position. In many previous cases, we have witnessed reverse voting take place.
Mr President, I would like to praise Commissioner Rehn for the thorough analysis he has tabled concerning the national reform programmes and stability programmes, as well as for his recommendations. It is now time that Member States seriously addressed them.
For that reason, it is a real pity that the Council is not attending today’s debate, because it is important that we conduct that debate among the three of us: Parliament, Commission and Council. What I can already see coming is that some countries will try to make deals in order to smooth over their rough edges, and I can also see that taking place in my own country, the Netherlands. We know that we need clear recommendations for all countries, but we tend to think those will not be needed when it comes to our own respective countries! However, if we continue with that train of thought, we will never haul ourselves out of this crisis and that is why we need to take this seriously. I hope that you will persevere in these efforts and ask for a public debate if the Council deviates from your recommendations."@en1
|
| lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples