Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-19-Speech-4-029"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-12-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Services of general interest in Europe2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021219.2.4-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-19-Speech-4-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I am deeply disappointed by the Commission's statement here today. We have had more lip service to the principle of services of general interest. We were told that the Commission was going to produce a framework for services of general interest before the end of this year, now we get a promise of a Green Paper. We urgently need the framework directive, not a Green Paper. We urgently need a change in competition law which enables services of general interest, public services, to survive and to prosper, and we need a clause in our new constitution which guarantees public services right across Europe. Solidarity and citizenship are at the heart of the whole notion of the European Union. I would argue that, having taken a major step this week towards the political and geographical unity of Europe, if we are to create European citizens, we must have services of general interest universally available, accessible, affordable and of high quality. Properly understood, services of general interest are for all citizens, not just for those who are excluded, or poor or indeed disadvantaged – though obviously they are of key importance to people in that situation. Services of general interest support and sustain growth. They sustain environmental sustainability. They are a key component of any serious spatial strategy which will enable us to have sustainable rural communities and indeed liveable cities. They will provide us with healthy citizens who do not fear illness. They will enable citizens to commute and to communicate. They will enable citizens to be well-informed, to be well-educated, not only in terms of technological education, but also politically literate. All of these things are necessary if we are to create a Europe of which we can be proud and which citizens will feel they own."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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