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"Mr President, we were very disappointed, Mr Barnier, to find that, in contrast to what was announced in the work programme for 2011, there was no legislative proposal, but merely a recommendation to the Member States. Therefore, I very much welcome the fact that today, you are showing your determination to submit a legislative proposal by the autumn at the latest, I hope, because we all know that calls to the Commission simply do not achieve anything.
A total of 30 million citizens are waiting to have access to a basic account, so that they can perform the fundamental tasks that are part of life in today’s society. These 30 million citizens are seasonal workers, people on low incomes, the homeless and students, and all of them have a right to a bank account. We need to make sure that they get one.
The basic account must also be cost-effective. We must not allow these people to be excluded again because of the cost, because they have no address or for some of the other reasons that are often given. We must ensure that they have a right to a bank account, because we cannot accept a situation in our society where there are first and second class citizens. For this reason, I very much hope that you will be able to persuade the College of Commissioners very quickly. We will help you, Mr Barnier, to make sure that the Member States ultimately also agree, because these really are fundamental rights."@en1
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