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". – Mr President, this now is becoming really interesting and we have created a long agenda, covering everything from the Common Agricultural Policy to openness and transparency, animal transport, Johannesburg and even foxhunting in the U.K. The debate relates to the environment, of course, so I am tempted to enter into all of these discussions with my own personal views. However, I will try to be loyal to those who have sent me as well, and I will leave some of the budgetary discussions to Mr Fischler, who will be here this afternoon for a discussion on the budget. So, on the detailed debate on the follow-up to the CAP, I hope that you appreciate that I am not
on this matter. I leave it to Mr Fischler to answer all of those questions. I must say I also share a lot of your concerns and views on how to strengthen these rules and ensure that there is budgetary follow-up of the reforms.
I cannot say that I was always proud to represent the European Union when it comes to the issue of agricultural subsidies, but we can certainly say that we are taking a step in the right direction with our review of the common agricultural policy. I think that sometimes you are 'shooting the messenger' when criticism would be better addressed to some of the Member States, who are not always that happy to reform the common agricultural policy and to move in the right direction. We know what is necessary when it comes to satisfying the developing countries. We know that we have to reward quality rather than quantity, thus encouraging public health. We know that we have to protect and restore habitats and natural systems, and to reverse the loss of biodiversity. We also know that we have to improve land use management via increased rural development and so on. We have to also make sure that we look more at quality rather than creating over-production and an absolutely sick system.
We have taken, as I have said, a step in right direction with the review of the
common agricultural policy. We will have to continue discussions with Member States, because a lot of these responsibilities will have to be shared with Member States, including the protection of animal welfare. I am as ashamed as you are when we see these pictures and practices, and they simply have to be stopped.
I also think that some of the measures proposed in the review, including auditing systems etc., and linking the economic support so as to make cross-compliance necessary, could also help in improving animal welfare, as well as other factors in the common agricultural policy.
As much as I share your concerns, and although I think that you are right in pointing out these problems, we will have to take that full debate at some other time. I will leave it to Mr Fischler to come back to you on the budgetary consequences of the common agricultural policy.
I am more than happy to invite you to tomorrow's debate on the follow-up to the Johannesburg summit. This is definitely one of the important elements. A lot of the discussions in Johannesburg were poisoned by the agricultural subsidies, and we will have to address that issue now or later."@en1
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