Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-149"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress of the 12 candidate countries in 2000 (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010904.7.2-149"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-04-Speech-2-1502
lpv:speaker	lp:Miet Smet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christelijke Volkspartij (1999-07-20--2001-09-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (1999-10-12--2002-03-07)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in most cases, the alienation between institutions and citizens revolves around people’s prosperity. The issues that are around in our countries are a fear of immigrants, anxiety about loss of jobs and concerns surrounding the relocation of businesses. Those issues are equally present in the candidate countries, where joining the European Union is measured by the acquisition of, and increase in, income and by employment. If we study the latest employment figures in the Central European countries, we see that employment has fallen everywhere in 1999 and 2000, except in Hungary, Lithuania and Slovenia. This is why it is vital that we give our attention to this development. As far as social policy is concerned, I should like to talk mainly about two points. I tend to think along the same lines as Mrs Maes. Paper is accommodating, but one must also learn to read between the lines and look for the hidden meaning. I should first like to turn my attention to social security. The great danger is that traditional social security will be dismantled before the new system of social security is operational or is fully operational. As a consequence, a whole generation of people will not be able to benefit from either system. My experience and the discussions I have had in a number of countries show this to be true. This is a terrible prospect, since it indicates that a large group of people are becoming poorer. These people compare the situation with the previous one and feel that they are worse off now than in the past. That is the first point and I would ask the Commission to focus much more closely on the problem of social security than it has done to date. Secondly, I should like to mention the organisations which are being set up and developed by the social partners. Again on the basis of my local contacts, my observation is that here too things are progressing with great difficulty and very slowly. So, we must once again look beyond the words and face reality. Let us help them and let us help the social partners to help each other."@en1

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