EU prepares for 2008 Spring summit: Parliament speaks

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JJoseph DAUL (EPP-ED, FR), in French,"Globalization is an opportunity for Europe but we will not accept unregulated globalization "
0:00'19'' Europe will be competitive only if its products offer an added value in terms of quality and innovation"
0:00'27'' "Deep reforms will be necessary in the labour market which has to be ore mobile ore flexible"
0:00'36'' "We must look again at our immigration policy, it has to be a European one and we must bring in skill and expertise, the blue card is an idea with legs
0:00'47'' "We must seek an external trade policy which is not protectionist but which is demanding"
0:00'56'' " You can not have social policy unless growth is at the rendez -vous"
0:01'00'' Martin SCHULZ (PSE, DE), in German on President 's Sarkozy Euro Mediterranean policy:" If the Mediterranean Union is to be successful then it has to be a Community policy in the context of EU institutions and the EU policies that already exist, if it is an idea which means that at the end the EU is divided by the Mediterranean union that would be a very bed message and on the eve of the French presidency , would lead to France's isolation which we certainly don't want, so perhaps you could make that clear to the participants at the Summit"
0:01'35'' "Naturally, we have achieved progress and employment is going down productivity is growing but precarious jobs are growing in Europe too, it is a reality that there are more jobs but they are not secure permanent jobs, they are precarious jobs, wages increases are not keeping pace with companies profits, Companies are benefiting much more than the wage earners are an there is still social imbalance we want more social cohesion welfare"
0:02'14'' Graham WATSON (ALDE, GB), in English, "It's only by increasing internal solidarity that we can avoid the trap that MS fall into, it's only by extending solidarity beyond our shores that we can enjoy peace around the Mediterranean, Mare Nostrum or the Caspian Sea
0:02'37'' and I hope that in the Council conclusions we will see a commitment by National governments and the EU to cut energy use in our own governments and Institutions buildings and car fleets with binding targets to doing that
0:02'53'' Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IE), in English, you can't have economic growth without social cohesion, nor protection of the environment without proper investment within new resources information technology research and development to create the innovative ways of dealing with the problems that we are now facing

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