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dcterms:Date	"2001-03-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Association agreements2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010301.2.4-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-01-Speech-4-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Jaime Valdivielso De Cué2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2000-03-15--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I should first like to point out a minor error in the text on the opinion of the Industry Committee, for which I was rapporteur. Point 2 should end with the initials GATT. The subsequent phrase appeared in the draft statement but was deleted in the rush to prepare the final version, which I had to complete in just 24 hours. Moving on to the text before us, I would like to refer to the commercial aspects of the association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. It will bring together almost 600 million consumers, that is, about 10% of the global population. In 1998, the only year for which statistics are available, the volume of trade between us amounted to EUR 42 000. A 125% increase has been recorded over the last eight years, with a European Union surplus of EUR 6 400 million. It is worth pointing out in this connection that the European Union is Mercosur’s main trading partner, five points ahead of the United States. It is also the main supplier to the area. Furthermore, if we look back in time we find that European countries have always made their presence felt most strongly in this part of Latin America, doubtless as a result of the special historical and cultural ties between us. This agreement is therefore extremely important. It is unprecedented at global level, enabling the only two subregions in the world who have created common markets to form an association for commercial purposes. In conclusion, I should like to express my support for this interregional association agreement, which could be a milestone in the history of world trade."@en1

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