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"Mr President, firstly, I want to draw attention to the absence of a number of issues in the social policy area. Secondly, I want to stress the need to be careful not to damage our European institutions by blowing up into a major scandal matters which are important in relation to Eurostat but which, bearing in mind the prospective elections, might do untold damage to our institutions if pursued too strongly.
It is deeply regrettable that the Commission has still not come forward with the promised initiatives highlighted again and again by the European Parliament: the collective rights of employees, social security for atypical workers, protection against individual dismissal, revision of the working time directive and of the European Works Council directive.
The Commission also seems to be stalling on the other important areas, such as minimum income. It has produced a detailed study on the costs of non-social Europe which concluded that, while the so-called costs of social policy are usually immediately visible, the benefits are more difficult to identify and quantify. However, that social policy contributes to the quality of the labour market and the formation of social capital.
In view of the recent coverage of, for example, charges for wheelchairs at Dublin Airport by Ryanair, it is important that the Commission comes forward with the promised regulation on the contract between passengers and airlines, particularly for passengers with disabilities.
It is obvious from the opening speeches in this morning's debate that the election campaign is already under way. I would ask Members to be particularly careful not to undermine the confidence of Europe's electorate by going over the top about scandals. It is important to root out corruption, but we should be extremely cautious how we present this to our electorate."@en1
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