Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-19-Speech-1-183"
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"Madam President, first of all, I should like to congratulate the Commissioner on his new appointment. I hope that he shares our view that mobility in the Member States is more than necessary if we want to implement the Lisbon agenda. The Lambert report and Regulation 1408/71, on which the report is based, are, of course, important instruments in this respect.
I am extremely anxious about the wariness displayed by Member States with regard to the implications in terms of their own tax and social security systems. Here, I think, it is worth giving them a push in the right direction in future. That does not necessarily mean that you need to get Parliament’s backing, but mainly that you do need it from the Member States. I should nevertheless like to thank the rapporteur and all those involved. Tomorrow, my group will be voting in favour of the Lambert report.
I have to say that I have a great deal of admiration for Mrs Lambert. This regulation contains some valid points. The definition of frontier workers has been adopted; there are improvements in the field of pensions and also the families of frontier workers have not been overlooked. However, that is not all. For example, my country, the Netherlands, has yet again asked for an opt-out in certain sections, one being the medical treatment of frontier workers’ families. We have provided for this in the regulation, but the Netherlands has still asked for an opt-out. I see that as being unacceptable. I think that you should always be the first one to tell your country that it is acting unwisely. That, of course, also applies to other countries that are extremely anxious that, upon the EU’s imminent enlargement, a heavy burden will be placed on their social security.
Madam President, Commissioner, I hope that we can, together, realise the ideal of mobility among Member States being promoted, and that first-generation frontier workers will be compensated accordingly and do not always have to fight for their rights. I gather that the President considers I have exceeded my speaking time, but I should very much like to have a good long talk with the new Commissioner about how we could bring this subject into the open more effectively. In my view, this needs a permanent monitoring committee."@en1
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