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"Mr President, first of all my apologies for not being here earlier on. I got a puncture and unfortunately there is not enough hot air in Strasbourg to keep things going!
A Uachtaráin, a Leas-Uachtaráin, ní mór don Choimisiún Eorpach cur chuige straitéiseach a chleachtadh agus é i mbun polasaí polaitiúil a chruthú. Beidh aire ardaithe ar bharr an chláir oibre feasta. Glacann rialtaisí an Aontais Eorpaigh le moltaí an Choimisiúin ar an ábhar seo. Is faoin gCoimisiún é anois, áfach, moltaí reachtúla a chruthú, a chinnfidh go dtiocfaidh laghdú 20% ar sceitheadh C02 faoin mbliain 2020. Táim lánchinnte go dtabharfaidh Parlaimint na hEorpa tacaíocht iomlán don phlean polaitiúil seo.
Outside of the issues in relation to climate change which I have just mentioned, three other key areas that the Commission must face and deal with in the coming year are the issues of ensuring the delivery of the Lisbon Agenda and, in particular, investment in research and development – 3% of GDP – looking at areas of innovation and encouraging the new technologies, which will become the major employment opportunities for Europe in the future.
Secondly, there is the issue of reconnecting with our young people within Europe. For too long, we have spoken about the wonderful wealth and resource that is our young population within Europe. However, outside of the Erasmus programme and one or two other, smaller, educational programmes, the actual original idea of Youth for Europe action plans seems to have been forgotten and put to one side. And, as I said, this is a huge resource, not just in economic terms but in development terms – in ensuring we can deliver a proper and wonderful future Europe to future generations.
Thirdly, the common foreign and security policy is a key element, one where Europe must be seen to deliver on the world stage, and yet there seem to be difficulties with regard to the budget and forward planning with regard to what can be done there.
Madam Commissioner, I know you have much on your plate at the moment and there are other difficulties interinstitutionally, but unless we are seen to act on behalf of our citizens and deliver to our citizens, then all of the bureaucracy is not going to help.
My final point is that we should cut red tape and make it easier for businesses to operate. Better regulation and less regulation could be a way forward to achieving some of those goals."@en1
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