Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-26-Speech-4-018"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-05-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Economy, Employment, Social Policy2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050526.4.4-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-26-Speech-4-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Margarita Starkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Commissioners, I am pleased that the debates on economic outlook are complex in character. Rarely have we discussed how today's Europe is a unique mixture of technologically advanced old members and fast-growing new members, or how this gives us a huge competitive advantage. This cultural diversity and intellectual diversity in the world is the most important thing. New technologies tend to spread very rapidly, and the leaders will be those who are able to use creative energy more swiftly and effectively. In order to use that creative energy and turn our cultural potential and heritage into a competitive advantage, we need to have a clearly defined set of priorities. One of the problems with the economic policy of the European Union is that residents and at times even the implementers of that policy become lost in all the priorities, there are so many of them – and we are so willing to do everything at once – that it is difficult to see the road Europe has taken. I believe that if we were to define the three main directions in the road we are following, then that would clarify matters for everybody. First of all, we should single out the modernisation of the economy and its structures. Clearly we want to see a rise in creative industries and the development of new economic branches, and the Lisbon Agenda may help us to achieve that. Clearly we wish to update our knowledge and social structure, as only qualitatively new knowledge and a qualitatively new social environment can release a person's creative energy and enable us to take advantage of our European cultural heritage. The third thing we must discuss, and which we are not always willing to debate, is the modernisation of the institutional organisation of the European Union. Successful adoption of the new Constitution would allow for such modernisation, although we should probably also discuss the way the Commission itself works, and the way Parliament and all institutions work, as the abundance of programmes and abundance of agencies gives citizens the wrong impression, they simply do not know where to turn. The priorities must be not only a reduction in the flow of legislation and a reduction in the administrative burdens for businesses and residents, but a clearer management structure and fund distribution structure. These are our priorities."@en1

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