Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-17-Speech-4-137"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-02-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Company restructuring in Europe2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000217.5.4-137"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-17-Speech-4-1382
lpv:speaker	lp:Ieke van den Burg2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I will not use my speaking time by going into the individual cases debated here today. In this respect, I share Mrs Plooij-Van Gorsel’s view that we cannot talk about these in detail. But maybe next time, we ought to discuss CORUS, the merger which has now taken place between our Nederlandse Hoogovens and British Steel. I would like to place this discussion in a somewhat wider context and examine the link between policy in the field of company mergers within the European Union and policy in other fields. In this light, I am pleased that Mr Liikanen is present and we do not only have to hold this discussion, where the interests of employees are concerned, with Mrs Diamantopoulou but we can involve the Commissioners who are active in other fields. I would also like to advocate coherence in the Commission’s policy from these different vantage points, unlike my predecessor, who holds the belief that there is no need for rules. We need to gain an insight into what companies are like now. At present, we are witnessing a number of large mergers between companies which originate in an Anglo-Saxon tradition and companies with a Rhineland tradition. What remains of the concept of what a company should be like now is naturally very relevant: whether it is merely the property and toy of shareholders, or whether it is a more broadly based stakeholder society, which is meant to guarantee continuity for staff, consumers, suppliers and the local population and has, in addition, a social function. As such, I would like to ask these various Commission directorates and these various Commissioners to provide a wider vision regarding corporate governments. I think that it would also fit in well with the plans which have been presented over the past couple of days on good government in Europe, as company policy forms part of this."@en1

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