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This is an example of the new approach to harmonisation.

Because we do not believe in the need for European harmonisation, perhaps?

We will follow this process, and not only the harmonisation, with great interest.

Virtually no one is talking about tax harmonisation any more.

What we need is harmonisation of sanctions at international level.

I do not see any need for harmonisation of legislation.

However, harmonisation is not something to be achieved by force.

And a degree of global harmonisation is a good thing.

I am all for maximum harmonisation, at the end of the day.

We should not push for harmonisation in all areas at any price.

Let there be harmonisation only where it is really, absolutely necessary.

Even on its own terms, the move to harmonisation is flawed.

There is one aspect of harmonisation we could help on.

I wished to know whether you were for or against this harmonisation.

Indeed a certain degree of harmonisation in that area has already taken place.

The harmonisation of work with family life is a major challenge in a changing job market.

It is time to fight for the harmonisation of social standards at a high level.

That said, there is another word I would suggest to you: harmonisation.

We need full harmonisation in the area of consumer protection.

What we need is not only harmonisation of European regulations.

Much more harmonisation and coordination of economic policy is required.

The chief concerns of the industry are harmonisation and stability.

I agree with that approach, as there is no need for any further harmonisation across Europe.

In an ideal world we would have harmonisation of legislation.

Therefore, there is a need to try to bring some structure and harmonisation to the whole system.

In fact, it is a question of harmonization from the bottom.

"The need for harmonization is going to be a major task ahead."

We will have to move on to harmonization, and there are many reasons why this is the case.

But harmonization, let me emphasize, is not a value in itself.

We have always said that harmonization and liberalization must go together.

However, the idea of more general tax harmonization is unrealistic.

It is now up to the Council finally to get on with the harmonization of value added tax.

This is not about a broad harmonization of criminal law.

I think that we need a certain degree of harmonization in an internal market.

Such harmonization will serve us well when it comes to cooperating at international level.

In fact, this should obviously be the clear aim of international harmonization.

We want to create a balance between harmonization and liberalization.

I should like to single out three key areas from the many measures proposed. First, the harmonization of the legal position.

I should like to make it equally clear that reform does not mean harmonization.

For this, in the first place there must be true harmonization of competition conditions at European level.

Harmonization should be required only where it is genuinely necessary.

To my mind, an approach which involves this degree of harmonization is the wrong one.

Furthermore, we need international coordination and harmonization in many areas.

"Patent harmonization is an issue for the big boys and girls," he said.

On the consumer protection side, for example, harmonization is not yet very well advanced.

However, there are many areas in which technical harmonization remains an important factor.

The first is that the harmonization of criminal law should not be accelerated.

The first is harmonization in the fiscal, social and environmental domains.

Here, the idea of harmonization emerges more or less on the horizon.

As a result, many different harmonizations are performed to avoid paying.