Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-01-14-Speech-3-050"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Programme of the Irish presidency2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040114.1.3-050"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-14-Speech-3-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:Marjo Matikainen-kallström2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Irish Presidency marks the start of a new, more liberal period after the South European presidential term. The northernmost Member States have been genuinely in favour of both the Internal Market and enlargement. Sometimes it seems that the further we move away from the EU’s heartland towards its geographical outer periphery the more sincere the Community spirit and greater the imagination for building a common Europe. Promoting economic growth and keeping on top of the Lisbon Agenda will be the most important issues during Ireland’s presidential term. Year in year out, the European Union continues to lag far behind the United States of America. America’s figure for growth in GNP for this year is very much in a class of is own: 3.9%. The objectives of the Lisbon Agenda are slipping away and I believe that the entire strategy for competition is petering out. All the projects agreed at EU level are ready, but the Member States have still not internalised the need for the structural changes the strategy calls for. The Stability and Growth Pact is beginning to creak. It is especially important to enhance the work of the Competitiveness Council. It must become more active, taking greater responsibility for the basic question that has been put to it: what is each legislative project’s impact on EU competitiveness? For example, how significant will the EU chemicals package and the reappraisal of Kyoto be for EU competitiveness? With these projects the EU is very much in danger of sawing off the branch it is sitting on and risking its competitiveness and prosperity. If the country holding the presidency had difficulties finding points to get to grips with in the Competitiveness Council earlier on, here they are now on a plate."@en1

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