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"I would like to contribute to this debate as a Member representing a newly acceded country, and for whom the question of a social Europe is especially important. We all of us know how great the difference in the standard of living is between the newly acceded and the older Member States. We also know that this difference is unacceptable, and we must strive to eliminate it. Among other things, the Lisbon Strategy was one of the most important guideline documents for us at the time of accession. It was hugely attractive that we could be members of a Europe which could envisage as a target increasing economic competitiveness, job creation and at the same time the spreading of the values of a social Europe across the whole of Europe.
That set of views which sets growing economic competitiveness as a priority yet sees social dimensions as less important is not acceptable to the newly acceded Member States, where more than a third of the population lives in poverty. It is true that the best way to fight poverty is to increase economic competitiveness and job creation, but this must be tightly linked to social cohesion, education, research and development, and protection of the environment. Social questions belong among the responsibilities of Member States, but appropriate coordination among institutions at Union level is vital. We cannot accept that we live in brutal market economies
we must strive to bring about a socially sensitive Europe."@en1
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