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"We do not at all share the views presented in this report.
Paragraph 30 of the draft report states ‘that the exercise by the Union of its competences, whether exclusive, shared, additional or coordinating powers, must no longer be thwarted by paralysing (no power of initiative, unanimous decision-making, ratification by the Member States) … procedures’.
This means that, by majority decision, it will be possible for the EU to take initiatives in all the areas in which it sees itself as called upon to act, without the Member States being able to curb initiatives or seek the opinion of their national parliaments or the people of Europe. In spite of the fine words about the EU’s having to draw closer to the people, the latter are still not to be asked for their views when the EU’s political projects are developed.
The report would introduce employment policy into the EU constitution. That would entail the centralisation of labour market policy in the long run and a shift towards unilateral economic policy. We believe that this is not the way to go in order to achieve the EU’s goal of full employment.
It needs to be possible to adapt employment policy to local needs if it is to be effective. The open coordination process that currently applies in the employment sphere allows policy to be adapted in this way, with a secure basis in the conditions experienced by local players. This process should therefore be strengthened and not, as proposed in the report, dismantled so that it disappears from Community policy."@en1
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