Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-16-Speech-2-070"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-01-16"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010116.6.2-070"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-01-16-Speech-2-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean Lambert2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also wish to thank Mrs Oomen-Ruijten for her work on this issue. I share many of her criticisms and frustrations about the scope, implementation and speed of change to Regulation 1408/71. As a member of the Committee on Petitions, it is clear to me that there is a considerable and growing number of residents, including third-country nationals and frontier workers, for whom the current arrangements are not working satisfactorily. Enlargement will make a complex system of coordination even more complex and it is not surprising that many citizens simply do not believe that the Union takes the free movement of citizens as seriously as it takes its commitment to the free movement of goods. We have to find a way of simplifying things for citizens themselves and for the administrators of these systems. It would not be surprising if we were to hear an increasing number of calls for a single European agency that would deal directly with national administrations on the citizens’ behalf. The call for a directive concerning frontier effect reports is to be welcomed. At least these would be proactive and could hopefully deal with some of the problems before they arise, which would make a pleasant change. It is also clear that as more countries integrate their taxation and social security systems, we need to take action to tackle the resulting anomalies, which can result in double payments. However, the key issue is that Member States need to prove their commitment to free movement by tackling problems openly and in a spirit which favours residents of the European Union."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Lambert (Verts/ALE )."1

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