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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council and progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference (Brussels, 16-17 October 2003)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031022.2.3-039"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-22-Speech-3-0402
lpv:speaker	lp:Jules Maaten2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; ELDR (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"I barely have the courage to say this, but we agreed in 2000 to be the world's most competitive, knowledge-based economy by 2010. After so many debates and so little progress, it seems to have turned into a bad joke. This report by the Council demonstrates once again that we need to cut back on the administrative burden for industry. Nobody will have a problem agreeing with this on paper, but do we really realise what this involves in practice? In the Netherlands, the Finance Minister, Gerrit Jan Zalm, set up a website entitled which enables businesses to specify on there exactly what is hindering them in their business activities. I call on you, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, to do the same in the European Union. We must give victims the chance to speak out. Only if we have a serious overview of administrative burdens, can we set to work. Hence, www.stopeuropeanoverregulation.eu! I should like to finish off by saying, Mr President, that from your previous visit to this Parliament, I gather that you like a joke, and I therefore assume that your promises to the Ukraine about EU membership are an expression of your original sense of humour. Surely we should first make a success of the current enlargement, and only then can we think about making new promises."@en1

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