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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Broad economic policy guidelines2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020313.9.3-216"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-13-Speech-3-2172
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 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 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2002-06-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"It looks like Europe is not entirely happy with its latest toy, the ‘euro’. New areas of policy have to suffer interference from European institutions at the risk of being swallowed up by Brussels. The issue that springs to mind is that of employment, which is currently in the limelight of the Brussels bureaucracy. The report by Mr Trentin particularly mentions national areas of policy, such as education and labour regulations. It is a report that pretends to deal with the economic situation, but, in fact, prescribes in a normative manner, that employment must be promoted through education and flexible labour in the Member States. We are eloquently informed that the promotion of employment should be regulated from Brussels. Education, scientific research and labour policy are mentioned as areas where Europe must play a coordinating role in order to achieve the objectives of the Lisbon process. But how is Europe to do this? And is Europe able to implement policy in those areas? And maybe the most important question: do we really want Europe to have a say in this? Education policy and policy allowing people to take part in the employment process belong with the Member States. For it is they who know what type of education and what measures are needed to allow everyone who is eligible to do so to take part in labour and health care. Precisely in the Member States, where the government and citizen are closer together, is it possible to let the wishes of those citizens be expressed. In my view, these matters do not belong in a report on the situation of the European economy. Let it be clear that I fully endorse the objectives of promoting employment, good education and a fair social system. However, it is my firm belief that it is not the task of the European Union to contribute actively to policy-making in these areas. It would therefore be wise if Parliament were to show restraint in this respect."@en1

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