Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-09-Speech-1-103"

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dcterms:Date	"2004-02-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Private and state undertakings in developing countries2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040209.7.1-103"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-09-Speech-1-1042
lpv:speaker	lp:Linda McAVAN2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I want to refer to the part of the report which concerns the reform of state-owned enterprises. I welcome the Commission's communication and I agree with the Commissioner that we need reform of state-owned enterprises. When resources are tight, we need to ensure that they are used effectively. I also agree that we have to be sensitive to the needs of the countries involved and not adopt dogmatic solutions. If you look at our own history, public services have played a vital role in our economic development: they helped to end poverty and disease, and, by adopting the principle of universal access to public services, we managed to help eradicate poverty, raise living standards and create more equal societies. When we are looking at public services in the developing world, we must also focus on the eradication of poverty as a top priority of our reform of public services and state enterprises. There is one other key ingredient we should not miss out on and that is the principle of public accountability. That accountability should include scrutiny by elected representatives, independent regulation and the involvement of civil society and NGOs. We have some models of good practice in our own countries to show how public services can be held accountable. If we have more accountability built into the way we look at reform in these countries, I am sure we will have the kind of public services which deliver for people, make sure resources are used effectively and help us to pursue our own development goals of eradicating poverty and raising living standards."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McAvan (PSE )."1

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