Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-04-13-Speech-4-033"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-04-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:COM in bananas2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000413.2.4-033"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-04-13-Speech-4-0342
lpv:speaker	lp:Willy C.E.H. De Clercq2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the banana regime of the European Union has already been condemned four times by the World Trade Organisation. After the United States, Ecuador has also now obtained permission to take retaliatory action for an amount of USD 200 million. Let us not forget that such punitive measures serve absolutely no purpose at all for our banana producers, but have extremely negative effects on European industry and employment. Therefore, we cannot afford to be condemned like this again. We must now come to an arrangement as quickly as possible that complies with the rulings of the WTO, with the promises made to the ACP countries and which is in the interests of our producers and consumers. That is not easy, but the present system is untenable. We must, therefore, urgently find and accept a compromise and a more liberal attitude. In view of the fact that the Commission proposal, in my modest opinion, meets these requirements, I shall support it."@en1

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