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"Mr President, Mrs Reding, ladies and gentlemen, Europe is to become, in the words of the Lisbon and Stockholm declarations, the most dynamic and competitive knowledge economy. The fact that today we are holding here this combined debate on the new technologies and mobility in education, shows that the European Union is really willing to work seriously towards this and in so doing we underline that importance. The three reports on
Learning
by Messrs Mauro, Perry and Alavanos are excellent. I should therefore like to thank them warmly for the work that they have done. My group, the ELDR, attaches great importance to the
project for both pupils and teachers. Better equipping of all teaching and training institutions, high-quality content are all components that contribute to a higher participation in the labour market. Obviously the exchange of best practices can play an important part in this and we at the European level can provide a stimulus. It goes without saying that we must not limit ourselves to mainstream educational institutions. Lifelong learning, even after one has withdrawn from the active employment circuit and training opportunities in the new technologies outside mainstream institutions, must both be encouraged. I have made that observation on more than one occasion. The socially and physically deprived must be involved and everyone must be given the guarantee that their efforts will be rewarded with qualifications that are recognised everywhere in Europe. This is important for the internal market. I shall follow the plan of action closely myself and I insist that we are given regular thorough reports and analyses.
One final point I should like to raise is: in the report on the future objectives of education and educational systems, there are extensive references to the use of ICT. However, it is careless of the Commission and the Council to have omitted to submit the report to Parliament. Although it was agreed in Stockholm that in education and other fields the method of open coordination would be used, it testifies to a great lack of democracy and transparency if that implies that the Council sends the reports to Member States without Parliament having any say. Surely the European Parliament, with its directly elected membership, is the obvious body to involve in open coordination. I understand, however, Commissioner, that you have meanwhile repented. I should, however, like to state clearly that my group feels that the European Parliament should have an input in the follow-up report and we must be very closely involved."@en1
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