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"Mr President, I will concentrate on the EU’s agreements with the developing countries. The report contains a series of sound declarations of intent but, because in reality they have never been put into effect, the current fisheries agreements are neither an effective contribution to stepping up the fight against poverty nor of economic benefit to the developing countries. One of the world’s poorest countries, Mauritania, has just entered into a fisheries agreement with the EU. Experts have found that, if the resources are administered sensibly, fishing for cuttlefish alone can give Mauritania an income of USD 100 million per year. However, Mauritania cannot afford to develop its own fisheries and will therefore receive much less compensation from the EU which, with its overfishing, is in the process of eliminating the cuttlefish stock. Last year alone, moreover, 300 Mauritanian fishermen lost their lives because fishing conditions had become more dangerous. The EU takes from the poor and gives to the rich. Those are the deplorable facts."@en1
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