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"The basic values common to the Member States of the European Union are based upon democracy, human freedoms and rights, and a social market economy. These values must be given expression in the form of solidarity with the weaker groups in our society and in the world around us. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, it is the Member States themselves which devise their own social security systems. Inhabitants of countries in the European Union ought, nonetheless, to be able to benefit from a minimum network of social protection, irrespective of which country they live in. The report seeks “effective and ambitious fiscal coordination”, without going on to define more specifically what this means. As we see it, such a position constitutes unduly large interference in national fiscal policy and cannot, therefore, be supported. We are therefore voting against paragraph 7 of the report. The report emphasises the social dimension of European cooperation, which is something to be welcomed. It is nonetheless important to clarify what role the EU is to play, and not to play, with regard to social security. Clarification of this kind is missing from the report, which is unfortunate."@en1

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