Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-14-Speech-3-219"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Shipbuilding (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011114.10.3-219"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-14-Speech-3-2202
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2001-09-10--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-11-29)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, tomorrow never comes now that the European Commission has proposed to subsidise shipbuilding again. It was made clear in the past that the subsidies for the shipbuilding industry would be discontinued in mid-2001. The re-introduction of a temporary subsidy scheme goes against the agreements made and is unacceptable. The granting of subsidies to the shipbuilding industry is both unnecessary and undesirable. It is unnecessary because shipbuilding in Europe focuses on the construction of technologically advanced ships and not on the simple conveyer-belt production as is the case in low-wage countries. It therefore offers not a single solution to the problems in the industry. The granting of aid is undesirable because financially unhealthy companies remain in production thanks to subsidies, and efficient production is impossible as a result. The industry does not benefit from non-generic support. Structural solutions to the problems European shipbuilding is facing lie in healthy competition and structural reforms. The Commission proposal, however, will undermine these prospects for a long time. The internal market will be disrupted since the Member States will step in to implement the Regulation, and non-generic support will lead to unfair competition. With this proposal, Europe places itself in an untenable position. Lodging a complaint at the WTO is absurd if the Commission adheres to temporary support measures as suggested. We therefore share the overwhelming concern expressed by the original rapporteur, Mrs Riis-Jørgensen, with regard to this proposal. In fact, I cannot imagine that the duty Commissioner Bolkestein would think any differently about this."@en1

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