Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-25-Speech-3-168"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Mercosur2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020925.7.3-168"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-25-Speech-3-1692
lpv:speaker	lp:Alain Lipietz2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the joint resolution on Mercosur – which we support – is a balanced reflection of the European Union’s concerns regarding the extremely serious crisis affecting Mercosur and which threatens to affect the Andean Community of Nations. The resolution firmly expresses the solidarity that the Europeans share with the peoples with whom we have so many historical ties through friendship and even family. Unfortunately, this solidarity is not expressed by means of a co-ordinated position of the Member States in the international financial institutions, which are in fact largely responsible for the disaster in Argentina, as a former IMF Chief Economist, Professor Stieglitz, demonstrated so well. The resolution quite rightly calls for our policies to be co-ordinated in order to provide financial aid to the Mercosur countries and to include these new guidelines in the EU-Mercosur agreement that is currently being negotiated. These negotiations also cover external debt, the ethical position of businesses and the European banks. So, there are many good resolutions, and yet the issue remains and will without a shadow of a doubt be raised in the US: does Europe really wish to save South America? In order to calm the fears of our Mercosur partners, we must listen to their demands and dot the i’s and cross the t’s. Hence the three amendments that we tabled to our own resolution: firstly, the very clear rejection of financial conditions which would further exacerbate the poverty of the Mercosur peoples, such as lowering salaries or making cuts in public services. Secondly, Europe’s renunciation of its subsidies for agricultural dumping for exports that are largely responsible for Mercosur’s difficulties, and lastly, the creation of a bilateral citizen’s committee so that the representatives of our societies can be involved in the negotiations."@en1

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