Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-03-Speech-1-107"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Better Regulation - Better law-making 2005:, subsidiarity and proportionality - Simplification of the regulatory environment - Use of 'soft law' (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070903.17.1-107"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-03-Speech-1-1082
lpv:speaker	lp:Andreas Mölzer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2008-09-03)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ITS (2007-01-15--2007-11-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, of course less bureaucracy and more legal clarity are desirable, and of course it is high time we got rid of old and obsolete regulations and directives. If we take the 'Sunshine Directive', for example, this was principally designed to limit workers' exposure to UV radiation, but anyone who denies the ordinary citizen a modicum of common sense from the outset should not be at all surprised by the accusations about the EU's regulatory madness and excessive bureaucracy, currently reflected in the plethora of EU agencies springing up everywhere. The citizens are undoubtedly smarter than the EU establishment gives them credit for, and they also notice that alongside the regulatory zeal – the proverbial regulatory madness – a kind of deregulatory madness is occurring, namely when it comes to the rights and security of citizens themselves. So that no one can be accused of discrimination, for example, Muslims and other immigrant groups are constantly being given almost carte blanche to break the law, and at the same time, the demand for non-European skilled workers is putting the labour market under more and more pressure in order to circumvent collective agreements and other social rights. That really is unacceptable, in my view. The citizens are also rightly aggrieved about a Constitution that was negotiated behind closed doors and has now been cosmetically enhanced, and about their lack of a voice in the various rounds of EU enlargement. Action under the slogan of taking the EU closer to the citizens cannot distract from the real problems, in my view. Brussels must learn to accept it when citizens say 'no', and must learn to base its decisions on the will of the people. The aim must be a federal Europe of subsidiarity, a Europe in which democracy, the rule of law and transparency prevail, a Europe with which the citizens can finally identify once again."@en1

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