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"Mr President, I wish to congratulate Mr Goebbels on his report. It makes essential remarks on where European decision-makers need to concentrate their efforts in the coming years.
I wish to pick up on a few points mentioned in the report. First, it is the big eurozone countries that are in serious need of reform. Last week’s elections in Germany and the forthcoming referendum in France are sending strong signals that voters are unhappy with their governments’ handling of the economy. Another important signal: Finland now has the lowest real interest rates in Europe, historically beating even the traditional yardstick, Germany, in the price of capital.
Reform is the key to European competitiveness and employment growth. Collective wage negotiations should be reformed to take greater account of productivity growth. The entry of women into the job market also needs to be enhanced.
I would also like to express my strong support for the amendments tabled to the report by my colleague, Mr Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group. We must continue to emphasise the importance of reducing unemployment by strengthening growth and increasing investment and competition, the level of service and the range of choices available to citizens. Entrepreneurship should be encouraged, for example through a fiscal framework favourable to SMEs, and equal opportunities should be offered to both women and men.
The idea of a flexible and secure labour market open to all citizens is an excellent one. We must not allow our stagnating rules and practices to hinder those who are willing to work from entering or staying in the labour market. Europe needs people willing to work today, and increasingly so in the years to come. We should encourage our citizens to work by reforming our tax systems, for example by reducing the burden on low-wage earners. I hope the Commission will take the points made by Parliament seriously."@en1
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