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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am a committed citizen of the Republic of Austria. I am also a committed citizen of the European Union. For this reason, I expressly welcome the Commission’s 2010 report on European citizenship and the report of the Committee on Petitions based thereon because the good news is that this project has not failed, but rather we have realised what it is that needs to be improved. This realisation is worthy of particular praise. It has been recognised that it is not enough to record citizens’ rights on a piece of paper, but that it is also necessary to ensure that these rights are cast in appropriate legislation and then implemented as directly as possible with the minimum of red tape.
Here are three examples. How can citizens fully exercise their right to freedom of movement within the Union when uncertainties still exist in relation to the provision of, and access to, social security entitlements? How is the European Higher Education Area to be implemented, involving the right to free access to education, if students still encounter problems with the accreditation of university qualifications and courses? How can citizens be convinced of their rights in relation to cross-border health care if the reimbursement of costs is often excessively delayed, in many cases incomplete, and frequently involves too much bureaucracy?
I therefore call on the Commission to transform these insights into concrete actions. Only then will the European Year of Citizens 2013 bring tangible and concrete benefits to our citizens."@en1
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