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"Mr President, I too would like to join my colleagues in thanking the rapporteurs for their work on what is a very difficult issue. It is a testament to their abilities and initiatives that there was such overwhelming support for the positions that they took. However, like Mrs Schörling, I would hope that we do not get into a fight which would further delay us on the question of the legal basis. As Mr De Rossa has rightly pointed out, 30 years is far too long for any legislative proposal to be waiting to be brought about. Whilst we have to pick our fights or arguments with the other institutions, we also have to keep an eye on the bigger picture of ensuring that we can put in place legislation that facilitates and allows for the fostering of new opportunities within the social economy. That is why I want to give as much support as possible to the rapporteurs and the reports that they have brought forward, and indeed to some of the amendments that have been tabled and which I, like Mrs Gebhardt, believe will improve the text and not detract from it.
I also hope that the Commission will understand from this debate tonight that we are not willing, as a Parliament, to lie down and be walked over by anyone. We have in our midst enough innovation, ingenuity and compromise to bring forward positive, new initiatives to ensure that all the peoples within Europe can benefit from what we are trying to create here today.
My last point is that our legal services have drafted an opinion for the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market with regard to the ability of using Article 95. However, that opinion is not as cast-iron or as tight as we would like to think it is. Indeed, if we use the analogy of what happened with the European Company Statute, the legal basis is different despite the fact that there are similarities between the two proposals put forward.
It is vitally important that we support Mr De Rossa's opinion with regard to greater employee participation and consultation in the areas of mergers and developments."@en1
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