Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-05-Speech-4-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Area of Lifelong Learning2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020905.2.4-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-05-Speech-4-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Johanna (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2002-09-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2003-09-03)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 1996 was the European Year of Lifelong Learning. In 2002, there are still more than a million people in the Netherlands who are functionally illiterate, and I think that the situation is not much better in other Member States. It is therefore for a good reason that the European Union – my congratulations to Mrs Reding, incidentally – is giving this topic so much attention. It might be an idea, after the Johannesburg Summit, to organise a world summit in Brussels on functional illiteracy. Following the memorandum, and having defined the strategy and priorities, we are now about to make the European area for lifelong learning a reality. This receives my warm support. My group has always endorsed the rapporteur's previous reports and, I should like to thank her now for her sound report. I still have two minor observations to make. Permanent education is a sweeping term and can range from teaching correct manners to very technical further training courses, from infant education to university courses. Anyone can become involved – all governments, all public establishments. Nevertheless, I should like to drive home the message that we should not lose sight of the quality of education. We may need to set up a quality evaluation programme for this purpose, as is done in regular education. I therefore endorse the request to exchange information, experiences and best practices at European level and to set up and maintain a European database. This will obviously require the support of the European Commission as a matter of vital necessity. Moreover, in this way, it is possible to reach mutual recognition with regard to credits, certificates and qualifications obtained, which is crucial to mobility. I should also like to draw the attention to the importance of the citizens' own responsibility for their education. It is up to them to decide whether they want to work on it and thus enhance their chances within the labour market."@en1

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