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"Mr President, my sincere thanks to the rapporteur and the others who have contributed to this report.
I believe that it is very significant that we have concluded that further research is needed. I think it a shame in itself that this further research was not carried out in parallel with the discussions that were held with the Member States, because that might have saved some time. Now that it is like this, however, I do think that Mrs Glase is quite right when she says that that is not to be expected with the proposed amendment. Therefore, I think that it is simply not possible.
What we are dealing with here is a very important directive. Why is it so important? We must look into the past to find the answer to this question. There have been two important periods. There was the period in which a good few people from the United Kingdom, in particular, came to work on the continent; and there was the period in which a good few people, chiefly from Eastern Europe, came here to work. Both periods gave rise to a good few problems. At that time, Germany still had a genuine social policy. I have the impression that that has now been somewhat diluted, but at that time it was still being conducted. It was then that the legislation on posted workers was conceived, and this matter at European level evolved from that.
I agree that the practical implementation is far from ideal, but we must recognise that this is ultimately a matter for national governments. We can urge them to do much better – and it is also my opinion that the priority accorded to this matter is completely inadequate – but I should also like to sound a note of caution. Recently, I happened to be on a mission in the east of the Netherlands, and we saw that the new enlargement will cause new problems there, to which implementation of the idea and principles of this Directive would present an eminently suitable solution. If we fail to implement these, we can indeed expect a problem or two; not because people want that, but because there are always people who are on the lookout for loopholes in legislation and perhaps go on to exploit these, and that then produces all manner of undesirable repercussions. I think, therefore, that we have to be extremely careful over the next two years. I think that the Member States must improve the practical implementation of the existing Directive, but I also think that the Commission – and we, too – must advocate that this matter be well organised, because otherwise we shall endanger the actual, practical implementation of enlargement in the sphere of labour markets. We must not forget this, because it is a serious risk.
This problem is being grossly underestimated, and that worries me. The failure to implement these types of rule is not considered terribly important in the long term, but it leads to the decline of social systems. It also results in a general waning of respect for the law, because people will think that if it is possible to make a mockery of the rules in this sphere, this can be done elsewhere, too. This is dangerous ground, therefore, and it is clear that we must pursue this topic."@en1
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