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"Madam President, I should like to challenge some of the assertions that have been made by Mr Rapkay. Firstly, there is very much more that unites us on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs than you would think from some of the assertions he has just made. We can see that from the report that we are considering. There are 22 paragraphs in this report. Mr Rapkay had only six areas where his report was significantly amended. We have six amendments to consider tomorrow.
Let us look at the things that unite us. I certainly do not believe that state aid is the work of the devil. In a sense that was excessive rhetoric on the part of Mr Rapkay. We actually both believe in a competitive Europe. We are in favour of making our economy competition-friendly. Mr Rapkay's excellent report – which I will support in its current form tomorrow – is a consistent report building on the one produced by the committee last year. Of course there will be some differences of emphasis between us. We do not all share the same political outlook. But there is a trend in relation to the views that have been forward by the Economic Committee which are at the core of Mr Rapkay's report and for which I congratulate him.
Yes, I certainly believe in the rigorous application of state aid. I congratulate Commissioner Monti for the stance that he has taken in this area. It is something that broadly reflects the position of our Economic Committee. Our committee is committed to taking forward the Lisbon process. Building a competitive Europe must be a part of that, so it is important that we have proper state aid control.
Part of that is through the transparency that comes from the State Aid Scoreboard, of which Mr Rapkay has been a keen exponent. He has raised the issue consistently. We are delighted that Commissioner Monti has made progress in this area. There is more work to be done in developing the scoreboard. I am not absolutely sure that the Competition DG competition is at the front of the queue in terms of the Internet-friendly nature of its particular website. I am absolutely confident that more progress will be made. I went on to the Internet the other day to find out about the Competition Day that is coming up. It was not a particularly friendly site to deal with.
I should like to mention the Steel Aid Code. I have consistently said to Commissioner Monti that the industry is looking for guidance here. We want the current regime to stay in place in some format. I hope that Commissioner Monti will feel after mature reflection that, given the difficulties with the United States of America, that is something he could support."@en1
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