Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-02-28-Speech-3-171"

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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	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010228.9.3-171"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-02-28-Speech-3-1722
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)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) (2000-10-05--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, one comment from the Gemelli report struck me particularly: on page 22 it is asserted that the trade policy of the European Union has substantially greater consequences for developing countries than development aid. If we take that into account, we can no longer debate in a non-committal way on the Union’s development policy. We must do our utmost to make development policy in such a way that the divide between North and South is bridged. That means first and foremost great emphasis on the coherence of trade and aid. I am gratified by the attention paid to this in the Commission document and should like to express the wish that all our trade measures should be assessed on their consequences for the developing countries. In fact, that applies to other policy fields too. The creation of a special budget line is not sufficient to counter negative effects of EU policy on developing countries. I am thinking of agricultural subsidies, for example. In conclusion, I should like to remark that I have a problem with the term “reproductive health care” in recital aa) and Section 33. I should like to hear from the rapporteur whether funding of programmes for abortion also falls under this heading. Only recently it emerged that in financing such programmes Europe was showing a high profile in contrast to the United States. When the Dutch minister Herfkens asked Commissioner Nielson for a budget for these programmes, he was given a positive answer without further ado. Quite apart from the ethical aspects involved, I do not think that it is the task of Europe to respond to every change in US policy. The European Union has its own limited political priorities and responsibilities. Such a reactive strategy does not benefit the coherence of our policy."@en1

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