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"Madam President, I can understand that there is a heated discussion here and that there are a lot of concerns among Members of this Parliament. I would like to underline that the Commission shares your concerns, and I can understand that it is not only about Nokia or Arcelor. There were some references to other cases, and I think that we have to realise that this will not be an unusual case at times of crisis.
I would like to reiterate what President Barroso has already proposed. We have here a proposal about getting out of the crisis – the stability growth and deployment proposal – and I can see that the majority of this House supports it. But we need to do more in order to persuade the Council and Parliament.
We have to work together towards this. There were many references to the lack of a common base, referring to a common corporate tax. Yes, this is true; but it is also true that the Commission has come up with a proposal. Parliament has not yet voted for it and the Council is lagging behind. So please, let us work together.
To finish, Madam President, I would like to underline that it is not the time for everybody here to seek national or separatist solutions. We have to work together if we are to find a way out of this crisis, and that means that we have to enhance all the procedures of cooperation between the Commission, Parliament and the Council – all the procedures in order to have a harmonised approach to very difficult issues such as financial policy, taxation, restructuring of our industry, innovation and research. We are doing all we can, and I hope that this House will help the Commission and the Council in this task.
The crisis is here; it is not a conspiracy or an alibi, as somebody has suggested. It is a reality, and we all have to face this reality together. By ‘all’, I mean the Commission, the national governments, Parliament: everybody, because otherwise we will not find a real solution.
So we need to change, and we need to change because in an open world, we have to face the problem of competitiveness. We really need to help our industry to cope with all these difficulties, so we will have another debate on new skills, innovation and research. There have been a lot of good references here. We have to help, but in the meantime, we also have to help all these people you have mentioned who have lost their jobs.
What can we do about this? It is obvious that there are a lot of different opinions here, but I can concentrate on some points that Commissioner Andor has already raised and I would like to consider again.
What can the Commission do? First, we can ensure that the law is implemented and enforced and that these companies have done what they have done according to the law. Secondly, we can use the funding we have available in the best way we can. With regard to the funds and the Globalisation Fund, I would like to reassure all the Members of this Parliament that in the coming financial perspectives, this Globalisation Fund will be increased, because there is a need for more workers to benefit. That is why the Commission is negotiating with the governments of Belgium and Romania in order to find the proper way to use this Globalisation Fund.
This is a first reaction about compensation. Another thing we can do to go forward is to use all the other appropriate funding in order to help. This leads to our next debate about a new initiative from the Commission concerning skills, innovation, social business and social economy. These are new ideas we are going to promote.
Referring to certain points the Member States have raised, both Ms Delvaux and Mr Cercas recalled the idea that we need a new framework for restructuring our companies. Yes, we agree, and as you might be aware, the Commission is embarking on a consultation procedure focused on this idea; all proposals are welcome. Ms Durant also came up with some proposals, which were also supported by other Members. We and our services are here to receive proposals, and we will involve all the stakeholders in order to find the best way to go about restructuring our companies.
I would like to say that the Commission is already facilitating some cases – this is in answer to Mrs Wallis. For example, we have intervened in an Irish case, the TalkTalk case, and we are also willing to facilitate other cases if they are mentioned to us.
There was also a lot of criticism about Europe lacking a common industrialised policy. Yes, this is true: we do not have a common policy; we are trying to get the best result in order to harmonise the different policies of the Member States. This is something that brings us to a more general political approach to the future of Europe."@en1
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