Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-23-Speech-1-070"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Social policy agenda2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001023.7.1-070"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-23-Speech-1-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Philip Bushill-matthews2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, if the rapporteur will allow me I will start by saying where I agree with her and – if the rapporteur will forgive me – that may not take long. Of course, colleagues and I share her ideals for a better standard of living for all the peoples of Europe, for a better quality of life and for promotion of social inclusion. Where I part company is on her proposals or – as Stephen Hughes said – her prescriptions to secure that end, because her proposals will lead us further away from those ideals rather than towards achievement. Various speakers have talked about the Lisbon Summit today. That was hailed six months ago as a very important summit. Mention was made there of a new direction for Europe: moving away from the social regulation agenda of the 1980s towards enterprise, innovation, competition and employment. However, the report says something slightly different: whereas Lisbon calls for a reform of the social model, it calls for reinforcement; whereas Lisbon calls for liberation of enterprise and more flexibility, the report proposes four new or amended directives and a number of legislative initiatives. The report sets out the standard Socialist solution throughout the ages of legislation, legislation, legislation. What we need to pursue our common goals is not more regulation, but less. We do not want more burdening of business, we want less. We do not want more unemployment, we want less. The original Commission proposal was much better left unamended – congratulations Commissioner. I propose that we leave it unamended and we reject the report, otherwise we will give the clearest possible signal that Parliament is continuing to pursue the old agenda. Surely it is time to move on."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Bushill-Matthews (PPE-DE )."1

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