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"Mr President, the debate on Article 133 and commercial policy needs to be part of a much wider effort to bring transparency and democracy to the EU’s decision-making on trade. This sector is currently one of the most centralised and untransparent. That was one of the main criticisms of the protestors at Seattle and it will continue to be one of their criticisms at Nice.
Many of us believe that any shift of competence from Member States to the Commission can only be contemplated after a complete restructuring of the EU’s trade policies and processes as a whole, to infuse them with far greater democracy and transparency, and to ensure that they are based on true social and environmental sustainability. That means it is not only a question of the Parliament having a much greater role in decision-making on trade. That is, of course, important and I am surprised that others have not mentioned it as it has occupied much of our time in the committee. But it also means restructuring the Committee 133 itself: making it far more accountable; ensuring that its agenda and conclusions are accessible and that its composition is broad and inclusive. Only then, President Prodi, will some of us be happy to entrust the Commission with the hugely important areas of services, investment and intellectual property."@en1
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