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"Madam President, with your permission, before speaking on the matter in hand I, too, would like to mention, on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), the struggle for liberation that took place in the revolution of 1956, which began exactly 56 years ago. I would also like to call to mind, however, the sad incident that took place in 2006, when the incumbent government launched an attack on its own citizens, seriously violating their civil liberties. This was a disgraceful way to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Madam President, I would say to Vice-President Šefčovič that the Commission work programme for 2013 is a key strategic programming document. Our Parliament, in the different committees and also in plenary, has been dealing with this for quite a long time. We have not seen the new text, so we can only learn from what the Vice-President of the Commission says, but I would like to welcome the readiness on the part of the Commission to take on board some of the elements which were discussed here in Parliament just a month ago and which were included in our resolution in September.
Obviously at this time of crisis we have to be more aware of programming, but I would also like to stress – as we stressed in the resolution – that the Commission and Parliament have to be flexible and react quickly to the difficult situation.
I would like to enumerate some of the points which our group, the European People’s Party, take as a condition for the support of the Commission work programme. Obviously we give our support when the Commission plays its full role in defending the Community method. We encourage and would like to see better use of delegated acts, which is a clear distinction in the new Lisbon Treaty. This must help our controlling role over the Commission’s work and, obviously, the work of the other institutions of the European Union.
We also support the Commission when it is ready to further reduce the regulatory burden or to identify the regulatory areas which are really important from the point of view of the crisis. Obviously we cannot say in general that we should deregulate everything. There are areas which the crisis has shown need more regulation, but the regulatory burden as such should be reduced. We also support the Commission when it is ready to improve the implementation and the rate and timing of EU legislation. If we are making laws here in Parliament, it is in vain if the Member States or the application of that legislation is not affected.
We would also like to support the political ambition and vision of the European Union in the global world, especially in the light of what President Barroso said at the September part-session in his speech on the state of the Union. Obviously we, as Members of Parliament who are directly elected, are accountable for the European Union’s action and lack of action, so we rightly demand added value. We are also ready to respond quickly to different situations and to use the fast-track procedure whenever it is needed for the good of European citizens. But we are also responsible for checking and controlling the Commission and other European institutions with regard to the efficient use of taxpayers’ money. We would also like to support the line of the Commission in the area of cohesion policy. You mentioned youth unemployment, which was also part of our discussion last time, and also the employability of elderly people and supporting mobility.
I would also like to underline and stress – as the Vice-President has stressed – the creation of the necessary measures in order to strengthen the European industrial base. This is a very important point for our party, as is the full implementation of the internal market with a binding calendar.
My last point stems from this: when we are doing something – and the Commission work programme should be exactly about that – showing a roadmap and a binding calendar of how we are going to proceed the next year – it should be with flexibility and reactivity, because our responsibility does not stop at fulfilling pre-designed patterns but also extends to creating an innovative reaction to the different elements and events of the crisis. I would like to express, with these conditions, support for the Commission work programme on behalf of the European People’s Party."@en1
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