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Brussels, 18.05.2004 A 'Social Clause' and a 'Stability Clause' must be included in the European Constitution Against softening of the euro - For more ability for Europe to act in terms of social cohesion
At the same time, the EUCDW is strengthening its rejection of any relaxation of the criteria for stability in respect of the EURO. It is right to make achieving the aim of full employment the duty of all branches of politics - including economic and financial policy. First of all, no policy that involves the risk of inflation is a tried and tested way of achieving this. Secondly, inflation mainly hurts people on low or average incomes and is therefore an anti-social form of state financial management. In addition to the 'social clause', we therefore urgently call for a policy of stability to be firmly anchored in the EU constitution. The EUCDW supports pragmatic solutions based on the principle of subsidiarity; the EU should only be granted authority and power to act in those areas where it can provide added value. Ideological reasons must therefore no longer be allowed to block the move away from unanimity and the introduction of qualified majority voting (with co-decision of the European Parliament as the representative body of the people). Only if the principles described here are consistently implemented the forces of competition and of social cohesion will work together to positive effect; otherwise - with untamed liberalization or unchecked socio-political harmonization - there is a danger that people will turn away from the idea of Europe growing together.
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European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDW) consists of 23
workers' organisations from 15 countries and is an association of the
European People's Party (EPP).
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