Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-12-15-Speech-3-043"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparations for the European Council meeting (16-17 December 2010) - Establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20101215.5.3-043"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-12-15-Speech-3-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Zoran Thaler2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialni demokrati (2009-07-14--2011-03-20)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2011-03-20)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2011-03-20)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2011-03-20)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2011-03-20)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2011-03-20)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-30--2011-03-20)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, we Europeans are living with an interesting paradox. On the one hand, during its 12-year existence, the euro has proved to be the most stable of the global currencies. According to official figures provided by the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, average inflation during this period has been 1.97%, which is only 3 percentage points below the 2% target. The euro’s value against the US dollar has, throughout, to all practical purposes, remained higher than it was when the European currency was established. On the other hand, though, we have been hearing stories lately that the euro might even be at the risk of collapse. How could we have got into such a situation? Grotesque and irresponsible behaviour caused by the populist policies of both the left and the right has brought us to this point. However, in defending our currency, are we really going to allow democracy to prove weaker than relatively authoritarian regimes? We need responsible behaviour, we need five golden rules of responsible behaviour to be enshrined in our policies. Let us adopt them here in Parliament, let us decide how we are going to measure the level of responsible behaviour and behaviour which benefits the common good promoted by the policies in our Member States. The tax on financial transactions and eurobonds should therefore be the cornerstone. That is our duty today, to adopt such policies, in defence of our common currency."@en1
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