Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-03-Speech-2-173"
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"Commissioner, Mr Böge has helped me prepare this speech, for he has already indicated the best way to deal with the issue.
I would like to make three brief points. Firstly, the animal health policy adopted by the European Union during the 1990s appears to have been a good one. What we are witnessing during these initial months of 2001 is a quite extraordinary phenomenon, but one which requires careful analysis. We thought that foot-and-mouth disease was a minor problem, but the response from all over the world is forcing us to think again: there is a complex situation in Mongolia, specific situations in Africa and Argentina. This will probably mean the need for a rethink and the introduction of a World Trade Organisation regulation.
The second point relates to the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector is, in any case, constantly the focus of traumatic events which are causing – I would say – a sharp, frightening drop in farmers' incomes.
Thirdly, we need flexible policies. There should be separate measures for foot-and-mouth issues relating to zoos and rare animals."@en1
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