Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-12-17-Speech-4-024"

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lpv:speaker	lp:Alan Kelly2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, let us get straight to the point here. The failure of Member States to get their act together in terms of the recognition of qualifications is costing us jobs. The failure of Member States to actually take this seriously enough is a serious issue. Our level of cross-border trade for what is supposed to be a single market is nowhere near what it should be. We are in the process of rebuilding the European economy, and part of this move must involve ways to enhance cross-border trade and make labour more mobile than it is now. We must move to a new area of entrepreneurial innovation, where in Europe we are working together to make the world’s most cutting-edge products. Given that our manufacturing base has dried up – Ireland being a case in point – exporting our services represents a new way of enhancing trade within Europe. However, for this, Europe must have standards when it comes to qualifications. So far, the failure of Member States to agree on the rules for this matter is limiting our ability to sell these same services across borders. For the individuals involved, it is restricting the free movement of labour. I agree with my colleague, MEP Grech, that Member States are not showing enough respect in particular for the information system they use and somebody needs to be held responsible in each Member State for the same. I urge the Commission to identify and tackle the obstacles which are preventing the realisation of the single market in this instance."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Alan Kelly (S&D )."1
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