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"Mr President, I welcome this afternoon's debate, because if ever a process needed fresh political impetus and initiative this one does. What Commissioner Wallström correctly called a stand-off in her speech this afternoon will not be solved unless the European Union visibly shifts its position towards that of developing countries. Compromise, yes, but not a compromise which demands increasing environmental goals from the developing countries without offering them trade and economic gains at the same time. Sustainable development includes development and where is the commitment to that in the EU's position?
I welcome the limited promises made by the Commissioner this afternoon as regards seeking the extension of the "Everything but Arms" initiative worldwide, and also by the Spanish Presidency on the Tobin tax and other potential new sources of public finance for development. But I share colleagues' view that there is no point in agreeing a commitment to eliminate child labour and then relying on exclusively voluntary agreements with business to achieve this and other legitimate development goals.
I remind the Council and Commission that two weeks ago this Parliament voted for mandatory social and environmental reporting by European enterprises on their global supply chain, as a first step towards establishing a binding framework for corporate accountability. I ask you to lead that argument in Johannesburg too.
Finally, compromise with the US is one thing. Allowing the US to exercise a veto on agreement is another. Today we are left with an implementation plan with no less than 200 sets of brackets representing unresolved issues. Without stronger leadership from the EU, there can and will be no final agreement."@en1
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