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dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Services (continuation of the debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.28.2-307"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-3082
lpv:speaker	lp:Cecilia Malmström2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2006-10-05)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2006-10-05)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-10-05)3 substitute; DROI (2004-07-30--2006-10-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2006-10-05)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2006-10-05)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2004-07-20--2006-10-05)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2006-10-05)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-20--2006-10-05)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2006-10-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we have been discussing this Services Directive all around Europe for almost two years. It is, of course, excellent that there is finally something for people to take an active interest in among the subjects we tackle in this Assembly. Sometimes, a lot of misunderstandings arise and, sometimes, these misunderstandings are exploited in a quite distasteful way. The Services Directive is designed to remove all the thousands of bureaucratic obstacles that make things difficult for European companies, especially small companies. We must not forget that it is companies that create jobs. Without companies, there would be no employees at all. The services sector is a growing part of our economies, offering major opportunities for jobs and growth. We must open up and reform the European economies as a matter of some urgency. The country of origin principle is clever inasmuch as it creates a genuine internal market without discrimination. That constitutes significant progress for people and companies. The principle was clarified and specified in the IMCO’s compromise, which states that it is the host country’s rules governing labour law, public health and safety that apply. The compromise now circulating among the big groups has introduced an extremely woolly concept, namely that of social policy. That is deeply unfortunate because it opens the door to protectionism and to a great many different legal interpretations. It can, indeed, be heard how representatives from the various groups are already interpreting the compromise. It now seems, however, as if that compromise is on the way out, in which case that is a state of affairs we cannot but welcome. The Services Directive is about how Europe is to hold its own in a globalised world. It is about growth, the economy, employment and freedom of choice. Since the Treaty of Rome, our aim has been to establish freedom of movement for services too. Now is the time to do just that."@en1

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