Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-25-Speech-3-041"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-03-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090325.2.3-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-25-Speech-3-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Sophia in 't Veld2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Democraten 66 (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a lot has been said about how much money we actually need to set aside in order to combat this economic crisis. We could discuss that for many hours. I believe that it is also necessary to take account of future generations and not to leave all the problems to them to sort out. Alongside that though, the issue of what we spend that money on is perhaps even more important. It does worry me when I see the reflex reaction of throwing money at the old industries and old technologies yet again, in an attempt to prop up ailing industries. It is also striking that, in the Council’s conclusions, the sections on the economic crisis and on energy and sustainability are just treated as two separate issues, when the time is actually ripe for these two issues to be tethered together. I would not want to be as pessimistic as Mr Turmes was earlier on, but now really is the time to invest in new technologies and in knowledge. It is intolerable that billions are being poured into the car industry while savings will have to be found when it comes to education. We have definitely got things the wrong way round there. Another point is the solutions for Eastern European countries and countries that are not in the single currency. These countries are being let down somewhat, with a sum of EUR 50 billion being mentioned. I wonder whether the Council and the Commission are also considering the option of accelerated accession to the eurozone for those countries that are not yet members, given that the stability and the strength of those countries are in the interests of Europe as a whole. Finally, I am very concerned by the use of nationalistic language and the tendency of all the national leaders to lean towards ‘our country first’ solutions. We all need to take the rise of the far right seriously and we all need to ensure that we tackle it before the elections."@en1
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