Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-02-28-Speech-3-168"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-02-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Development policy2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010228.9.3-168"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-28-Speech-3-1692
lpv:speaker	lp:Anders Wijkman2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-10-09)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too want to congratulate Mr Gemelli on his report. The Commission’s proposal represents an important step forward when it comes to presenting a more focused programme of development aid. The activity can only be effective if it is more concentrated and results-oriented. The six priority areas listed in the Commission’s report are well chosen. At the same time, Parliament’s resolution contains a number of important additional paragraphs and remarks. Parliament places more emphasis than the Commission’s proposal upon the environmental aspects of all development. Parliament highlights, for example, the fact that a large proportion of the poor majority in the countryside is heavily dependent upon basic natural resources and that the nurturing of natural resources, forests, pasture-land, agricultural land and water resources must therefore be an important component of any strategy on poverty. Another of Parliament’s important remarks concerns the Commission’s priority number five: transport. Parliament’s comment on this is important, namely that the focus should be broader and therefore not only be upon roads but also include access to information and communications technology, as well as to modern energy resources. Poor countries were never given any real chance of participating seriously in the development of the industrial society. There is now a great risk that large regions will end up outside the new economy that is growing up around information and communications technology. Helping to develop capacity around these forms of technology must be an important component of any development strategy. In general, there is a tendency not to attach enough importance to technology issues in combating poverty. I hope that the Commission will be constructive in accepting the various recommendations of the Gemelli report, above all on those points where we indicate the need to look more broadly at the priorities. We shall, in any case, have the opportunity to return to these issues in connection with the budget."@en1

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