Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-361"
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"Mr President, it is difficult to make any real contribution to the services directive debate in a two-minute time-slot. This directive is attempting to achieve a massive amount in one brave step. That is why the debate has been so robust and why all groups have had Members working on this directive almost full time in recent months. In this regard, I want to recognise the work of Mr Harbour in particular, who has put an enormous amount of effort into bringing the compromise wording this far on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.
However, in the intensity of debate on specific amendments, particularly relating to Article 16 on the freedom to provide services, let us not lose sight of the overall objective of what we are trying to achieve. This is the first stage of a process that aims to create a directive that will promote a more open and better-functioning internal market for services. If adopted in the right form, this directive can facilitate growth, job creation and increased economic activity in the services sector.
The reality is that the EU economy needs a kick-start. This directive can contribute to that. Sixty-eight per cent of EU employment and over 60 % of wealth creation comes from the services sector and, therefore, services are the key driver for the sluggish EU economy. In short, this new compromise directive may not give all political groups all of what they want, but it will remove many barriers to cross-border trade and services and reduce the red tape that businesses encounter when they try to expand into other EU countries. A balance between the protection of employment law and collective agreements within the EU Member States and opening up a more efficient market for services has been achieved through compromise.
I hope this Parliament will give a strong mandate to the Commission to carry this directive forward with renewed momentum following Thursday’s vote, and I look forward to seeing a further improved version of this directive before Parliament in the not-too-distant future."@en1
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