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"Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur at the outset on his tremendous work on this report. Given the short deadline, he has made a very reasonable and consensus-based approach towards getting an opinion from this Parliament that can be presented to the Council meeting. Of course, we have a right to be consulted under the Treaty obligations and we should always utilise such opportunities to put forward the ideas that we as representatives of the citizens of the European Union wish to see promoted.
I have difficulty with some aspects of the report, in particular regarding the introduction of issues related to the Stability and Growth Pact. I do not believe that we need to expand further on what the Commission has already said on this matter. Ultimately our role and our aim should be to try and create more and better jobs for people and to ensure that the guidelines as laid down are more focused; that they are flexible in the sense that they can respond to new opportunities which arise; and that they are based on competitiveness to ensure that companies are encouraged to take on more people and not to move their production abroad or outside of the European Union.
One of the key areas with regard to creating more jobs, if you look at the empirical evidence, has been sound public finances with a proper tax regime, to ensure that people are rewarded more for their work and entitled to keep more of their money in their pockets, rather than being penalised for working. This does not just apply to workers, it also applies to companies that employ those workers. We have to ensure that the social partnership model, which has been so successful in creating industrial harmony, is maintained and strengthened. We must also in this year, the European Year of Disabilities, take account of people with disabilities, some 70% of whom are unemployed. New innovative measures and research must be promoted to integrate people with disabilities into the labour market.
I commend this report to the House and also thank it for supporting my amendments to it."@en1
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