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We voted against the joint resolution on the spring European Council, because the positions that we hold were not taken on board and because the proposals that we tabled were not accepted. Among these proposals, I should like to highlight the following:
Takes note of the European Council's agreement on the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact; considers this as an implicit admission of the fact that the 1997 Stability and Growth Pact produced negative consequences for employment, public investment and real convergence and prolongs the stagnation of the European economy; considers, therefore, that it is essential to revoke the Stability and Growth Pact;
Strongly criticises the fact that the ‘structural reforms’ will be taken into account in budgetary assessments, as this will lead to perverse anti-social incentives for Member States to dismantle social security and the welfare state in order to avoid being penalised in the event of excessive deficit;
Highlights the Council's statement that the current draft of the directive on services in the internal market 'does not fully meet the requirements' to preserve the European Social Model, but regrets that the Council did not seize the opportunity to reject this draft in total.
Considers that the fight against income inequalities and the promotion of real convergence should be at the top of the EU´s economic and social agenda."@en1
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