Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-11-Speech-2-260"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:WTO meeting in Qatar (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011211.11.2-260"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-11-Speech-2-2612
lpv:speaker	lp:Konstantinos Alyssandrakis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, all this triumphant talk masks the latest instalment in a policy to ensure that global trade serves the interests of the multinationals. Further liberalisation is still the main objective, that is, opening up the markets in poor countries to the industrialised products of the developed countries which, at the same time, will import agricultural produce to compete with our own, together with raw materials at derisory prices. In the agricultural sector, the main aim is to wipe out subsidies, which would strike a tremendous blow to production in countries such as Greece where, I should point out, farmers have taken to the roads yet again in order to demand a fair price for their labour. When it comes to foreign investment, competition, public procurement and commercial arrangements, the ‘because I say so’ approach has been used to impose imperialist choices, despite the almost universal opposition of non-governmental organisations and the less developed countries. The meeting in Qatar confirmed the WTO as the main tool of capitalist globalisation. Any interest evinced in the problems of less developed countries and the environment is lip service and, as such, mere hypocrisy. It does, of course, show that the mass demonstrations have had an impact and that the WTO is trying to hijack the anti-globalisation movement by appearing to be sensitive to its concerns. But it took good care to shield the meeting from troublesome protestors and we would not be surprised if the next meeting were held in Antarctica. The only way open to the grass-roots movement is to resist and counterattack both the WTO and the European Union and the governments advocating and applying anti-grass roots policies."@en1

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