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"Mr President, the issue of the challenges facing the European Union in the contemporary world of global competition arises in nearly all the debates held in this Parliament.
We would like Europe to develop in a dynamic fashion and become the most competitive economy in the world in a few years’ time. The citizens of Europe would like this too, and they are confident that the decisions we take in the House are driving the Union towards that goal. We shall fail to live up to these expectations, however, if we do not find the courage to create a genuinely common market that would allow all European firms a chance to grow, regardless of where their headquarters are located. The right conditions for development will never be created if we agree to protectionist practices. These practices are also a form of discrimination, and not just along the East-West divide, though that is where they are most evident. They also tend to be particularly painful for the citizens of the new Member States.
The European economy is crying out for development and the citizens of the Member States are crying out for jobs. The draft directive we are debating today, prepared under the previous Commission, was an appropriate and rational response to these demands. Given that services amount to 70% of the income generated within the Union and provide jobs for the majority of Europeans, we ought to be doing everything in our power to ensure that this sector can develop without unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles. Unfortunately, this is the sector in which the most obstacles to freedom of movement exist. This runs counter to common sense and also to the provisions of the Treaties.
Emotions on the draft directive ran high from the outset. A number of amendments were introduced, and latterly a compromise version was agreed in the course of the work undertaken by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. This really is a far-reaching compromise. It significantly alters the meaning of this text. Further changes to the text, however, will mean shying away from the challenges facing Europe.
The Union will be unable to compete successfully on the global market if it is paralysed by fear of internal competition."@en1
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