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lpv:document identification number	"en.20021009.6.3-078"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Theodorus J.J. Bouwman2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 chair; EMPL (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I welcome Mr Frederiksen and Mrs Diamantopoulou. I shall keep my comments brief, for small groups have little speaking time. I thank our fellow MEPs Mrs Bastos and Mr Bushill-Matthews for their contributions. I should like to outline a number of key areas. We are discussing the revision of the employment strategy. If we look at the current guidelines, and the priorities as they are at present formulated, then it is clear that the employment strategy has, in fact, partly been overtaken by the Lisbon process, and the Lisbon process, has, in turn, been overtaken by an economic downturn. This means that a great number of things are actually in the balance. Labour participation targets are probably not realistic; there is no employment; it is only possible to offer incentives if employment is on offer and if the offer of employment is promoted. The question is, however, whether we are always able to do this. I am very interested to find out about these new guidelines and also very interested to see what we can get rid of. How can we sum this up? I can understand that things are different for youth unemployment, but a number of other types of work, such as jobs for the elderly, cannot always be promoted. I welcome new guidelines and do not believe there is always a need for pillars. These guidelines should, however, be clear and simple, just like the new relationship with ESF and the funds. With regard to streamlining, I actually endorse Mr Pronk's view on this, namely that streamlining and integration are closely connected. If we talk about integration, we should also take account of the economic and socio-economic policy aspects in the re-assessment of what we refer to as the social and employment policy. Finally, I would ask the Commissioner or the Council why the Social Security Directive has not, to date, been reviewed. I have seen the annotated agenda and cannot make out any progress. I wonder when this will happen when we talk about flexibility on the one hand and social security on the other."@en1

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