Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-11-Speech-2-129"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Employment strategy and social policy2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030311.6.2-129"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-11-Speech-2-1302
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodorus J.J. Bouwman2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 chair; EMPL (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I should like to make a couple of brief remarks. I think that, in the context of economic development, demographic developments, technological developments, enlargement, and a possible war, we have together ended up in a complicated situation in which the things we like, such as a comprehensive approach, will become increasingly difficult. That was something I just wanted to say on this day when elections are being held in the Netherlands. For, although we have taken pains over it, it will not be easy, for example, to continue in the coming period to attain the standards of employment creation to which we have become accustomed. In any case, I concur with remarks such as those by Mrs Van Lancker with regard to the linking of economic and social policy. In my opinion, we should also adapt the economic policy to the social policy. I also concur with a number of remarks by Mr Pronk regarding the frequently erroneous comparison between the United States and Europe. You have to have a much better, much more careful look at this. I am in agreement with the main objectives of the new employment policy and should like to call attention in particular to the second objective. The first objective, full employment, needs be elaborated, including with regard to the social economy, but of course it is also necessary to devote attention to better employment, and that will become even more difficult in this period. Looking at the priorities, it is funny to see that some eleven remain of the original eighteen guidelines. I think that we have to look very carefully at how to present and systematically secure the new fields, such as immigration and undeclared work. If we look, for example, at those elements which the evaluation of employment policy revealed to be relatively poor – the improvement of the organisation of work, and better work, for instance – we have to ensure that we do not break these down again into all manner of categories, when we are presently just at the stage of initiatives in this field. In other words, I think that we need to do some work on this in the coming period. With regard to the streamlining of the whole package of guidelines, which makes sense to me, this also means that – as I said at the beginning – we have to adapt these to each other. Lastly, I think – and hope – that the Council will also commit itself in the coming period to implementing the method of working which we have adopted together, namely the open coordination method, without any kind of deviation."@en1

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