A second important point, which has already been made, concerns frontier workers.

In the little speaking time left to me, I should like to focus on one issue: the situation of frontier workers.

It is good that we should not forget frontier workers and their problems.

There is also the question about dealing with tax problems for frontier workers.

In view of all this, frontier workers are rightly calling for a European policy.

We have done so because this report highlights the many serious problems faced by frontier workers.

There are major improvements in this regulation for frontier workers.

I think it only right that we in Parliament make efforts to reduce the problems experienced by frontier workers.

This is certainly not the case for the almost 70, 000 frontier workers employed in Luxembourg.

That, however, is not a problem that specifically concerns frontier workers.

The demands of the frontier workers are very reasonable.

We were unable to halt the Russian roulette for frontier workers at the time.

The Commission fully supports your concerns as regards the problems encountered by frontier workers.

The next item is the continuation of the debate on the situation of frontier workers.

The first thing to be done is to arrive at an unambiguous definition of the term frontier worker.

These cross-border partnerships provide services to frontier workers such as relevant information about their rights and obligations.

Nor do I understand what periods of secondment have to do with frontier workers.

The implementing rules must also ensure that frontier workers and other entitled persons do not have any break in their entitlement.

I understand precisely when she says that she has problems on her doorstep dealing with frontier workers.

However, the Commission will pay particular attention to the need for a coherent solution of the tax and social security problems faced by the frontier workers.

This is a huge problem, particularly for the frontier workers who live in one EU country and work in another.

For example, support and help needs to be given to frontier workers within the European Union facing problems with their tax or pension administrations.

Frontier workers should also be entitled to a pension, an income based on the legislation of the Member State in which they have worked.

The report contains much that we sympathise with, and it is terribly important to solve the frontier worker problem.

Many previous attempts have, of course, been made to use frontier workers' problems as a way in to harmonising tax legislation as a whole.