Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-16-Speech-4-015"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Mexico Interim Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000316.1.4-015"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-16-Speech-4-0162
lpv:speaker	lp:Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the conclusion of trade negotiations between the European Union and Mexico, considered from a positive perspective, could mean a new and durable framework for the institutionalisation of political dialogue and cooperation, provided that this trade pact works to the benefit of both sides. Unfortunately, the experience of NAFTA shows us that this target was not achieved automatically, because there is evidence that free trade has had an adverse effect on the lives of many people, exacerbated environmental damage, and marginalised wide sections of the Mexican population – all the more so as Mexican human rights NGOs have also reported a deterioration in the human rights situation since the interim agreement came into force in 1998. So, all in all, the on-going agreement has not allowed Mexico to protect vulnerable labour, intensive sectors and minimal environmental standards. In the light of this we cannot be optimistic, because the procedure followed in the recent negotiations, without effective control either in this House or in the Mexican Senate, provides ample evidence that the agreement lacks those mechanisms absolutely necessary to ensure that the damage currently being done will not be repeated again in the future."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Euskal Herritarrok (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; NA (1999-07-21--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (NI )."1

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