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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission annual legislative and work programme for 20032
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021120.1.3-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-20-Speech-3-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodorus J.J. Bouwman2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 chair; EMPL (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commission, Council, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs I intend sounding a somewhat negative note about the Commission’s work programme and legislative proposals. We have to establish that against the background of the Lisbon process, against the background of a growing demand for labour participation, against the background of requests for flexibility in the labour market and against the background of labour mobility in Europe, the Commission’s programme, and in particular its legislative programme, is lacking in ambition as far as we are concerned, and that we think is a pity. 2003 threatens to be a lost year in this regard, certainly if we look at the legislation. There are only three proposals that go in the right direction. They are concerned with equal treatment, which has already been mentioned, the normal guidelines for employment and social security 140871. They are not new legislative proposals, though; they are amendments. We also note that delays are occurring in a number of areas or there is even the odd omission, as is the case with the European works council, which is not on the agenda for next year or perhaps only at the end of it. There is also a lack of initiative in the fields of parental leave, the protection of women workers, the disabled and atypical work, and I could go on. As a committee we have to note that on the legislative side the programme is not really satisfactory when it comes to the demands that are made by society and that are also socially based. We have already spent some time discussing this in our committee and with our Commissioner. We also believe that the problem does not lie with the Commissioner alone, but also and in particular with the Commission as such and with the Council. We therefore ask the Council in particular to take steps on the occasion of the forthcoming mid-term review of the social agenda. We must prepare this with the Commission and I hope that we can then make progress. At the moment there is really no chance of this happening and we are disappointed to a certain extent. But we live in hope and that is why we are asking that these steps be taken."@en1

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