Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-03-Speech-3-079"
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"Mr Speaker, first I would like to thank you for this debate. I believe that it is useful; it has certainly been interesting. It is important that Parliament is involved in these deliberations. I am obliged to confirm, however, that the European Council at Cologne very explicitly limited the number of participants in the dialogue proper, and that the country which holds the presidency of the Council cannot but comply with this restriction.
I believe that the macroeconomic dialogue will make progress and will bring results. This is quite an opportune time, but also a very challenging one. Economic growth seems to be underway, it is beginning to take shape. It does not present itself, however, as some fundamental reduction in unemployment. On the other hand, although there is unemployment, there are bottlenecks and a shortage of manpower in certain industries. This sort of situation is very challenging. It is important that we try to create confidence and faith in the future among the economy’s key players. In the private sector: those who provide employment; and consumers, who generate demand and opportunities for employment.
As was mentioned earlier, the single currency has increased our opportunities, but at the same time also produced new risk factors. As far as the macroeconomic dialogue and its nature are concerned, I would like to express my agreement with what Mrs Randzio-Plath said earlier. It is important that the economy’s main players can enter into confidential discussions in so far as their duties overlap. Each one will have their own duties to perform, both the ECB and the social partners, but in places they are tangential to one another. It is important that these main players understand one another’s reasoning and basic points of departure.
As the country to hold the presidency, Finland also wants to stress the importance of transparency in this matter, although the operative word here is confidentiality. This is very much due to the fact that all participants are likely to speak about their own issues and their own area and may not necessarily be seeking joint decisions, but mutual understanding. I am convinced that Parliament will get its voice heard, and I for one will be very happy to convey news of this debate to the dialogue next Monday."@en1
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