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"Mr President, I should firstly like to say to the President-in-Office of the Council how much we appreciate his presence, because it must be admitted that, in the past, the Council Presidency has, let us say, rarely appeared for important debates.
Mr President of the Commission, I should like to say to you that I find it particularly pertinent and interesting that Parliament is involved in the discussion on the multiannual programme, and, above all, in adopting it. This is new and significant; the multiannual programme will effectively be agreed upon by the Commission, the Council and Parliament. We shall also be discussing the Commission’s legislative and work programme. We would have liked to have been able to speak about this in more detail, but it is impossible because we have not had the time to study in any depth the proposals tabled by the Commission.
Accordingly, I should hope that as politicians we can take part fully in these discussions and, most importantly, in decision-making; in other words, I should hope that it is not left to our staff and your staff to make decisions on the multiannual programme. That is not something we would wish to see. What we want, as politicians, is to decide, and in so doing become codeciders of this programme. Parliament must therefore be allowed to work with you in the best possible conditions.
Undoubtedly, 2005 will be a crucial year for our institutions. I should like to speak about the Constitution and its ratification. We must channel all our efforts into competitiveness and thus jobs, because poverty is unacceptable in Europe. Let us put an end to the interminable, and, unfortunately sometimes, pitiful, rhetoric, and let us put the Lisbon Strategy properly into practice. On this matter, I should like, if I may, to focus on one particular point. I am shocked to see that some people are still opposed to competitiveness and the environment, with the implication that we have learned nothing about sustainable development, despite the tragedy in Asia on 26 December and despite the fact that the scientists keep sounding the alarm as regards the drastic developments in terms of climate change and its consequences. We must understand that bringing the environment into the equation is a competitive advantage; this is the way to develop new and innovative technologies that lead, in turn, to new jobs. Competitiveness, environment and solidarity are the new European pillars.
We are therefore keeping a watchful eye on both the REACH directive and the services directive, given that job creation should not lead to other jobs being lost. After all, our priority should be the health of our companies and at the same time the health of our people – everything is connected. Your programme is an ambitious one, Mr President of the Commission. We support you now and shall continue to support you as regards the financial perspectives, because it is important that Europe’s budget is capable of financing the priorities and the policies that we would like to implement together."@en1
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