Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-11-17-Speech-3-189"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041117.9.3-189"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-11-17-Speech-3-1902
lpv:speaker	lp:Jana Bobošíková2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; NEZÁVISLÍ (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President of the Commission, tomorrow I will cast my vote for you. Before I do so, however, I should like to remind you of the comments you made when you asked this House for its vote of confidence in July. You said that Europe must first earn itself a welfare state, and I am sure that you will not lose heart or flinch before the task of giving an effective boost to the European economy. Today we were told by Mr Balkenende, President in Office of the Council, that the leaders of the Member States would like there to be a parliamentary committee on employment and growth. Yet a parliamentary committee would not guarantee new jobs, it would merely take more money out of taxpayers’ pockets. There is only one way in which economic productivity can be increased and jobs created, and I am sure you are well aware of what this is: businesses must be persuaded that the European Union is the right place to be if they are to flourish. This is the task facing you and your Commission. I have here an EU flag which I bought on the floor below this one. There is nothing remarkable about it on the whole, except for a small label upon which is written ‘Made in China’. This shows that it is cheaper today for businesses to manufacture EU flags in China and then import them all the way from China to the heart of the European Union. This is, unfortunately, a direct result of the economic policies which have been pursued to date, and this is something which must be acknowledged. Mr Barroso, I believe that you will make your fellow Commissioners conscious of the fact that we cannot create a welfare state on credit, in so doing frittering away our children’s future. I would ask you to encourage certain of the leaders of the 25 EU Member States to show similar courage, so that instead of creating parliamentary committees they begin to reform their welfare systems, lower taxes and make savings. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and your Commission."@en1

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