Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-11-Speech-2-281"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Public health (2001 – 2006)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011211.12.2-281"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-11-Speech-2-2822
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-09-10--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Madam President, whenever there is a European Parliament debate on public health, people still assert for form’s sake that the subsidiarity principle must still be observed. However, this appears to be a hollow phrase. I have noticed that the EU’s public health programme is being extended and embellished by all manner of things related to public health. Certainly in the field of education and the provision of information, I do not expect Europe to outstrip the individual Member States. Moreover, the distance between Europe and the citizen is far too great. I do, however, support the promotion of health in the candidate countries where even basic health care is below standard. In those countries, the European Union can offer help to combat various illnesses effectively. A great deal can be achieved with relatively limited financial resources. However, the developments in the public health sector in the European Union are going one step too far, in my opinion. According to the Treaty of Amsterdam, public health is national policy and should stay that way. I am therefore opposed to public health programmes which are used as a means to undermine national policy while the present programmes hardly offer any added value compared to Member State efforts. Finally, rather than spending more money on public health programmes, it would be better to phase out subsidies on tobacco growing completely. This would greatly benefit public health in the European Union."@en1

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