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"Mr President, I voted for the European Parliament’s resolution on ‘Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU’s strategic interests’. Following the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament’s legislative power increased, including in respect of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). I voted for the paragraphs concerning the failure to respect basic social standards, which constitutes a form of social dumping that negatively affects European employers and workers. I wish to highlight the importance of EU assistance for the candidate states. We call on the Commission to simplify the administrative procedure and reduce the administrative burden associated with IPA financing so as to make the IPA more accessible and to ensure the participation of small non-centralised civil society organisations, labour unions and other such entities. We call for greater assistance for SMEs, which are essential for socio-economic progress in accession countries. We also call for continued attention to be given to high unemployment and the integration of the most vulnerable groups. It is important that candidate countries benefit from the IPA and Neighbourhood Policy investments to implement the macro-regional strategies, such as the EU Strategy for the Danube Region."@en1
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