(NL) Mr President, as far as I am concerned, I have, for a long time, held the view that Europe should not be about boring uniformity, and in this Parliament too, we should start learning to accept that not everything should be regulated at European level and that there are a raft of local and national rules and customs that we would do well to respect, not least those concerning the protection of employees and legislation covering health and safety at work and working hours.
Mina olen pikka aega olnud seisukohal, et Euroopa ei peaks olema igavalt ühtne. Ka siin parlamendis peaksime õppima aru saama, et mitte kõike ei pea Euroopa tasandil reguleerima ning et on terve hulk kohalikke ja riiklikke eeskirju ja tavasid, mida oleks kasulik austada, eriti õigusakte, mis käsitlevad töötajate kaitset, töötervishoidu ja ohutust ning tööaega.