Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-10-Speech-1-069"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Food Authority2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011210.4.1-069"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-10-Speech-1-0702
lpv:speaker	lp:Nicole Thomas-mauro2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Mouvement pour la France (2000-11-23--2003-06-16)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; NA (2001-01-31--2003-03-10)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-10-04--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, at a time when euro-federalists are citing the need for a political Europe, which in their view would enable European integration to become more democratic, in other words, would give fewer powers to the European Commission, what do we see happening? A new body is being set up – the European Food Safety Authority – and it must be said that this authority, because of the representatives appointed to form its Management Board, will necessarily be dependent on the European Commission, despite its legal title. Let us cast our minds back to the unforgivable errors that the European Commission made during the mad cow epidemic. Its priority, at the time, was the creation of the single market, come what may, rather than the safety of food for European consumers. In order to make the European Food Safety Authority more credible in the eyes of Member States’ citizens, it is not enough for its seat to be independent of the European Commission as well as physically distant. The members of the future Management Board of the new body must be monitored by the same citizens, through their representation at the European Parliament. It does not seem that the Authority is giving sufficient assurance that it will be independent. It will be subjected to the power of lobbies and to the wishes of the European Commission and therefore, will be independent only of universal suffrage. Furthermore, who can assure us that it will respect the principle of subsidiarity and individual food characteristics? Will it smother small- and medium-sized food businesses with even stricter regulation, that will be tolerated by fewer and fewer citizens? Why call it an ‘Authority’ when it has no legislative power? And lastly, why give it so many resources – EUR 67 million and 339 officials – when it could be equally efficient and less costly if it worked together with the existing national agencies? Thank you."@en1

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