Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-14-Speech-3-059"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparatory work for the Stockholm European Council (23/24 March 2001)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010314.2.3-059"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-14-Speech-3-0602
lpv:speaker	lp:Pierre Jonckheer2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2001-01-12--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Ecolo (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-12-16--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Minister, President of the Commission, I would just like to make a few brief comments on the Lisbon European Council and on the resolution we have just signed on behalf of the group, without a great deal of enthusiasm it must be said. Mr Prodi, I should like to address the following comments to you. It is clear that in Lisbon the European Union set itself a very ambitious objective, that of achieving a competitive economy. We support this project but we would like to draw your attention to the needs of our citizens. A genuine project for the 21st century must take on board the real needs of our citizens. I read in a newspaper yesterday that the mobile telephone market has reached saturation point with approximately 50 to 60 million surplus mobile telephones. Yet, in the European Union, not every citizen has the possibility of finding decent housing. Meeting the needs of our citizens is therefore crucial. In this respect, we also support the idea of environmental indicators and we deplore the fact that we will have to wait until the Barcelona European Council in 2002 before we actually have an integrated strategy. We wish your communication on sustainable development every success but we would like matters to proceed more quickly. My second comment is about the instruments. Liberalising sectors is good but it must go hand in hand with obligations to provide services of general interest. From this perspective, and while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, we support the idea of the European Union having a framework directive on its obligations to provide public services of general interest, which is not the case at the moment. I would like to make one final comment on the public finances you mentioned. I would ask you to pay attention, in the development of public spending, to the fact that there are perfectly legitimate areas of public spending, such as investment and education, which are conditions if we want to meet the future challenges of society. The role of public authorities and public spending is therefore of paramount importance within the context of the Lisbon strategy."@en1
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