Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-12-Speech-2-207"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Proposal for a Council regulation on GSP for 2002 – 20042
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010612.11.2-207"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-12-Speech-2-2082
lpv:speaker	lp:Caroline Lucas2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Lamy for his presentation. I have a few questions. I was very glad to hear what you said about tariff escalation. Could say a little more about the specific actions that will be undertaken within this new GSP scheme and the particular margins that might be anticipated on that particular issue? Secondly, regarding enhanced GSP that will, hopefully, provide an incentive for improved social and environmental performance, could you say how successful the existing scheme has been, and whether you think a doubling is going to be enough? A doubling sounds very good, but we are starting from an extremely low base. One can always say it is never enough but do you seriously think you have any indications that this is going to attract more people into the scheme than before? I also have a question about the longer term. Given as you say that the value of GSP is being eroded all the time because of the lowering of tariffs overall, what other mechanisms would you foresee in order to try to strengthen social and environmental performance among different developing countries? The GSP, or its worth, is not going to be there for ever, as tariffs go down across the board. Finally, could you say little more about human rights violations as a whole? The enhanced GSP system obviously works as a system of incentives. Have you had any thoughts about whether it might be necessary to reform the GSP, so that those who are perpetrating human rights violations, Colombia in particular, are actually excluded from the scheme across the board?"@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; 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)3,3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lucas (Verts/ALE )."1

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