Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-229"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Services (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.26.2-229"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-2302
lpv:speaker	lp:Eoin Ryan2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, for too long Europe has been dominated by the politics of fear: fear of globalisation, of immigration and of a race to the bottom. However, in reality, the fear is a fear of change. This is as true for Ireland as it is for every Member State. In Ireland, such fears have not been grounded on concrete economic analysis but on anecdotal evidence of the negative change that the Services Directive bring. It is vital, of course, that workers’ standards and conditions are protected and not undermined; guarantees have to be retained that the progress made on workers’ pay and conditions over the years is not undermined in any way. It is vital, therefore, that we support a compromise that ensures the effective control and enforcement of workers’ rights by keeping the original purpose of the directive. However, no barriers can protect us from the forces of globalisation. Europe needs to take a confident and unified step forward. The real danger for Europe is not the danger of a race to the bottom, but relates to the need for Europe to make sure that it is winning the race to stay ahead and that it does not sink to the bottom. Gaining a workable consensus on this directive will demonstrate to our citizens that the European Union is committed to, and capable of, competing globally. Further economic stagnation of European markets should be avoided. Most reforms start off as good intentions but can lose their original purpose in Parliament through amendments. We cannot allow a situation to develop in which, as one economist was quoted today as saying, ‘the Services Directive could end up as a good example of “death by Parliament”’. It is essential, as Commissioner McCreevy stated, that we deliver a better Services Directive which will unleash the enormous economic potential of the services sector in Europe."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Eoin Ryan (UEN ). –"1 "could"1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph