Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-06-Speech-4-350"
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"My party, the Socialist Party in the Netherlands, has never been in favour of rushing through a common currency within the EU. The euro is preventing us from regulating the economy by adjusting interest rates and exchange rates. Furthermore, the so-called stability of the euro is financed by large cuts in unemployment benefits and in provisions for education, health care, housing and public transport. I am therefore of the opinion that the euro is only convenient for businesspeople, lavish holidaymakers and MEPs, but not for the majority of people.
Insofar as there was ever faith in the euro, this faith has been eroded extensively since the euro has dropped in value compared to the Danish Kroner, the Swedish Kronor, the British Pound and the currency of many countries outside the European Union. I can therefore imagine that those pro-euro now feel the need for a propaganda campaign.
The Karas report mainly intends to instil more confidence in the euro among the public at large by, inter alia, involving sports associations and education. In addition, it intends to denounce the practices of swindlers and those increasing prices who are cashing in on the introduction of the euro. I wholeheartedly endorse this part of the report, but I was unable to assent to the proposal as a whole."@en1
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