Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-20-Speech-3-041"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Portability of supplementary pension rights (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070620.2.3-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-20-Speech-3-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Gabriele Stauner2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2006-02-01--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CONT (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2006-01-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2006-01-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (2006-01-18--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2006-01-18--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office, ladies and gentlemen, the proposed directive raises difficult problems, as is so often the case when people are directly affected. It is about nothing less than pension rights, that is one of the sources from which income is derived in old age. Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Luxembourg have very detailed occupational pension insurance systems, which are of high quality and have benefited both sides, both employers and employees. The objective of a European directive has to be to strike a balance between the original motive of rewarding company loyalty and the requirement of workers’ mobility, which is of course being called for so vehemently by the business world and also by the European Commission. The method used to transfer state pension rights within the European Union – pro-rata calculation – should in my view also be used for occupational pension rights. If we want mobility we have to bear the consequences. I support my group’s amendments, but regardless of whether they are adopted or not I will be supporting the report as a whole, because it gives workers and employers security and predictability and means that they can plan ahead. However, this proposal for a directive does highlight a fundamental problem for EU legislation in the field of social affairs: unanimity is required in the Council. This case illustrates perfectly that this is barely achievable in the Council, despite the best efforts of the current Council presidency, which we should acknowledge. The significance of our Parliament’s decision will therefore barely last the day, because any decision in the Council and the content of that decision are unknown. If we are to work successfully for the citizens, we in Parliament must therefore insist on majority decision-making in this area too."@en1

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