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Mr President, allow me to congratulate Prime Minister Balkenende on the dynamic manner in which he has dealt with the shocking assassination of Theo van Gogh and the subsequent riots. In these difficult circumstances, leadership is indispensable. Without solidarity and unanimity in tackling those who threaten the rule of law, we would not achieve our goals. What is positive is that this need also appears to exist in society. I wish you God’s blessing in your work, particularly in bringing, and keeping, together the different ethnic groups.
During the last meeting of the European Heads of Government, Mr Kok presented his report on the Lisbon strategy, a report to which we in this House were very much looking forward. The conclusions and recommendations are not new. What
new is that an advisor consulted by the Council has put the ball back in the Member States’ court. Those Member States must make a start on structural reforms, which they have apparently not yet done. No choices were made from the excess of objectives. However, it remains to be seen whether reducing the number of objectives would be sufficient. I doubt it. More should be done, but that implies that there is a will. Which Member State will be the first to stick its neck out?
Since 2001, we in this House have had many a debate on the question why this strategy has not had the desired effect. This Parliament has restricted powers in the process of Lisbon, and in the open coordination method, it is in any event difficult to make the Union’s role concrete. Environmental policy and social policy are under pressure. Despite this, we will need to adopt a sustainability strategy if we want to maintain our level of prosperity and welfare for future generations in the longer term. The parties are largely agreed on the analysis. Which Member State, though, will take the actual first step? My question, therefore, to Mr Balkenende is what we can expect from the Dutch Presidency in the next six weeks in terms of follow-up. After all, the Netherlands has always been a great champion of reforms in order to make the Lisbon process a success."@en1
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