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"Mr President, whilst I judge the general philosophy of this report positively, and whilst this text may be an acceptable foundation for upwards harmonisation of the rights of European citizens with regard to social protection linked to healthcare, it also presents some serious shortcomings. It remains too general, does not set any timetables, and is not sufficiently focused. Well, on this issue, incantations are not enough. Let us be ambitious for this social Europe every one of us wants to see, and let us take healthcare and social protection expenditure from the Stability and Growth Pact, as this expenditure does not represent costs; it is an investment that creates wealth and efficiency for society as a whole.
Two significant matters absent from the report are the issue of financing a pioneering social protection system and mass unemployment in Europe. Both issues are of major importance. Without shared financing and without financial income contributions to the solidarity effort, it will be impossible to achieve the desired goal. With regard to unemployment, it is a long-lasting strain on the sum of revenues required to finance social protection and healthcare.
By way of conclusion, let me add these two precise responses to the precise needs of the European people. In striving too hard to reach a limp consensus, which in the end leads to nothing, we are only intensifying Eurosceptism."@en1
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