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"Mr President, to repeat a felicitous expression used by GESAC (the European Association of Authors’ and Composers’ Societies), the draft under discussion was subjected to unjustified attacks during its review by the Council. The agreement reached by the Council is no longer an accurate reflection of the Commission’s initial proposal, which was widely supported by Parliament at its first reading.
The Socialist Group, as well as the greater part of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market was astonished at the attitude of the Council of Ministers, whose position is unacceptable in several respects. The suggestion that transposition periods for Member States should be increased to 15 years is the least acceptable element, given that the Commission’s original proposal was four years ago. As a matter of principal, a 15-year time limit is unacceptable in such a rapidly changing world as our own. The industry will change beyond recognition in that time, mainly due to technological progress. In addition, setting this type of precedent at a time when the European Union is set to double in size would be to give out the wrong signal to candidate states. It would be better to give up the idea of a directive rather than establish such a time limit.
The Socialist Group did not therefore want Parliament to discredit itself by accepting proposals which make a mockery of the votes cast at the first reading. So we are delighted, firstly, that Mr Zimmerling, the rapporteur, understands and shares our feelings on the issue of the time limit as well as many other problems, which he detailed this evening. We are moreover delighted that almost all the democratic groups share the same constructive point of view.
Once again, the debate and the upcoming vote will be decided between those wishing to forge ahead with European integration and those who are prepared to let themselves be side-tracked by national interests (of dubious legitimacy) rather than the interests of European creative artists. It is furthermore essential that we find a common position on the matter in hand, since this is the only way that the European Union will be able to carry any weight internationally and to defend the interests of creative artists worldwide."@en1
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