Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-11-Speech-2-265"

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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	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011211.11.2-265"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-11-Speech-2-2662
lpv:speaker	lp:Georges Garot2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, as a member of the European Parliament delegation attending the Doha Conference, I too would like to congratulate our Commissioners on the excellent work that they accomplished and the results that they obtained, which were undeniably very positive and which bear witness to the highly effective way in which our Commissioners handled these negotiations. I should also, above all, like to say how pleased I was with the excellent cohesion and solidarity between our three institutions which were represented in Qatar. Basically, and restricting my comments solely to the agricultural issues, I was interested to discover that the European Union has given itself the room to manoeuvre that is needed to reform its common agricultural policy in response to the new expectations of our society, because non-trade considerations were explicitly mentioned in the final ministerial declaration. It seems to me that this aspect is the vital element in the outcome of Doha. The priority for European farming today should no longer be to remain competitive in exports at any cost. It should be to satisfy social demand as regards food security and the sustainable rural development. The Union can also take advantage of a success that it has achieved with regard to the United States, because all forms of aid to exports will be subject to negotiation in the new round. Finally, it seems to me that the Union can congratulate itself on the fact that special and differential treatment for developing countries has been strengthened. That should enable them to respond to their needs, including those needs relating to food security and rural development. This prospect, in its turn, is more likely to encourage the development of farming for food production, and is therefore very important from the point of view of the world demand for food, which is expected to double in the next twenty-five years owing to the increase in the populations of the developing countries and the improvement in living conditions in the emerging countries. In all, I believe this agreement represents a good balance between trade liberalisation and regulation, and also between trade and the development of all types of farming. I just hope that the negotiations in the new round will fulfil the hopes that have now been raised."@en1

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