Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-15-Speech-2-207"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable development strategy2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.9.2-207"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-2082
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexander de Roo2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Prodi, you spoke a moment ago about sustainable development which is to take place worldwide. You specified a number of initiatives which apply to Europe. That is fine. There is also a debate surrounding the question of whether European businesses should perhaps not only report on the social and environmental standards which they apply within Europe, but also on the social and environmental standards which they apply when they invest abroad. What if they invest in Asia, Africa or Latin America? Might it not be a good idea to enter into a dialogue with large businesses on the question of whether they should maintain European environmental standards, even if they invest in Taiwan, Namibia or Brazil? A large company such as Volkswagen is already developing that strategy. In that way, Europe could do something for the environment outside Europe, and that is a practical initiative. We might need to make this strategy compulsory after a number of years, but we need to enter into a dialogue with large-scale industry in the first instance."@en1

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