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dcterms:Date	"2006-02-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060216.15.4-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-16-Speech-4-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligação Democrática Unitária (PCP-PEV) (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EMPL (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	". We are disappointed that our proposal to reject the Bolkestein Directive was not adopted. This Directive lies at the heart of the so-called Lisbon Strategy and is the linchpin of neoliberalism in the area of services. Its purpose is to serve the interests of the large economic and financial groups in the EU, as demonstrated by the stance of representative organisations of these groups, such as the employers’ association UNICE. Whilst it is true that the struggle of the workers and the people have forced some concessions and rewordings, which we have supported when they have been positive, the appalling agreement between the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and the Socialist Group in Parliament has thwarted the expectations of those who trusted that Parliament would be able to reject a proposal as damaging to the workers and the people of the Member States as this one. We accordingly voted against the proposal as a whole, and many of the specific points to which we are opposed, in particular in the following areas: the liberalisation of most services, including sensitive public sectors and services, such as water, social housing, energy, postal services, research, education and training, cultural services and security services; our proposals aimed at the removal thereof from the scope of the directive were rejected; the fact that the contractual arrangements of the workers, especially freelance workers, have become more precarious; the exacerbation of the difficulties in protecting the rights of consumers, the end-users of public services and the environment."@en1

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