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dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.4.3-157"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-1582
lpv:speaker	lp:Bartho Pronk2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-12-09--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should firstly like to thank Mr Hughes for carrying out this difficult task and for the way in which he has done that. I believe that his amendments are largely based on, and are in line with, the Commission proposals, except for the two which Mrs Smet mentioned a moment ago. But I should also like to thank the Commissioner in particular for the courage she has shown in bringing this common position about, for that was a very complicated task. Many governments were opposed to it, and the fact that we are here at all is thanks to her tenacity. In that respect, she has achieved more than her predecessor. I hope we will bear this in mind when we deal with other matters too. I should also like to thank Mrs Sanders-ten Holte. She has given a truly brilliant, nineteenth-century, liberal account, which would not look out of place as an annexe to Dickens’ Christmas Carol. I believe that his novel was also about whether one should work on Christmas Day. This is now given fresh relevance. I believe it is important that a common position has been reached. It is also vital for us to negotiate on a few points in the common position which are inadequate, particularly the issue of the self-employed. In my view, we have not found the ultimate solution, but we are at least opening up the path for negotiations. Those who claim that we should adopt the common position without question are disempowering this Parliament. Surely they can understand that. Those who claim that current legislation is good enough, should read up on the accidents, especially accidents involving buses. Anyone opposed to those amendments should, next time there is a major accident involving a bus, be very aware of the damage they cause with such opinions to the effect that absolutely nothing should be done on this score. It is not acceptable that this rather dangerous sector should be the only sector to be excluded from the Working Times Directive. That is the reason for my group to at least support sound amendments."@en1

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