Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-25-Speech-4-160"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fisheries and poverty reduction2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011025.4.4-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-25-Speech-4-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Fernando Fernández Martín2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 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) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3,3 vice-chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, a debate on fishing and poverty is not simple. And, since the rapporteur belongs to the Group of the Greens, Mr Lannoye’s efforts towards synthesis are all the more creditable. Poverty is the world’s main problem today and it unfortunately will continue to be so for many years. For some of the poorest countries in the world, fishing is one of their main resources; in fact, for many of them, it is their only economic resource. Mozambique receives 75% of its total income from the export of crustaceans, and this is a perfect example of a model of sustainable development. The rapporteur, Mr Lannoye, should be credited with proposing a realistic text, which retains a laudable dose of utopianism. I must say that the Commission’s proposal is coherent with the objective of responding to European interests, while making it compatible with a frame of reference for the development of countries for which fishing is an essential resource in their fight against poverty. I have mentioned the case of Mozambique, but it would be unfair not to say that there are other very positive aspects to this African country’s efforts to move forward, and there are other African countries which are acting well in relation to fishing, such as Namibia, to give but one example. It seems pertinent to insist on the need for the Union to be especially careful in complying with the code of conduct for responsible fishing, to which we are committed as members of the FAO. We must wait for the authorities of the developing countries to make the same effort. It is true that certain practices – as Mr Lannoye has mentioned – in certain specific cases of Community operators are unacceptable, but it is also the case that, sometimes, these practices would not be possible without the cooperation of the local operators involved. This problem is serious and complex and I therefore repeat that the efforts of the Commission and the rapporteur are creditable in that they offer us a balanced approach to it."@en1

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