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"Madam President, allow me first of all to thank the rapporteur, Mr Busuttil, for this excellent report, and not just as a mere gesture of formality, but because I find that this is a very timely and very useful report, as it stresses the importance of a tool that gives us increased accuracy and transparency when dealing with the instruments of the internal market and with the host of tasks that lie ahead of us.
I agree with those Members who argue that despite its long history and great many benefits, the internal market, unfortunately, still functions imperfectly. Our ultimate goal is precisely to ensure that this market provides all European citizens with an increasing number of benefits in which every single participant can have a share.
Although the results of the chart included in the report tabled before us show a positive trend, which is a very important step, this should by no means lead us to complacency. In fact, it is high time that we investigate more thoroughly in what areas we still need to make headway and undertake further efforts. This is where the report helps us, while also pointing out that positive overall indicators must not be used to obscure the details, including any problems that remain to this day.
To mention just one of these, there is the matter of public procurement, which accounts for about 15-20% of Europe’s GDP. If we are able to open up these markets fully and apply European legislation to them appropriately, governments could make considerable savings in the future. We must see clearly that Europe can only become more competitive if, in addition to following strict budgetary policies, it also pays sufficient attention to generating economic growth.
Moreover, I would like to stress that it is very important to reinforce SOLVIT, which was, in part, initiated by the Commission. It is vital for us to realise the extent of our deficit in transposing legislation. However, this in itself is not enough. We also need to reinforce one-stop-shop administration and create additional information portals and better coordination mechanisms, and it is imperative that we eliminate overlapping instruments. Our task is therefore to enforce legislation, and do so in such a way as to meet citizens’ expectations concerning employment opportunities, growth and security.
I am convinced that we need these scoreboards not simply to serve as checklists in which to mark tasks as completed, but also to help us understand precisely where we are at any given moment. I congratulate the Member States on their progress so far and, just as the rapporteur did, encourage them to seek closer coordination and to increase transparency further."@en1
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