Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-25-Speech-3-177"

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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	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020925.7.3-177"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-25-Speech-3-1782
lpv:speaker	lp:Mario Mantovani2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Forza Italia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, it is with pleasure that I am standing in for Mr Andria, who is absent for personal reasons, in a debate on a subject which I consider to be extremely important, for, having taken part in the Johannesburg Earth Summit, I have realised that there is great social divide between the Mercorsur countries. The social and economic crises constantly afflicting these countries are preventing economic growth in South America and hindering the implementation of a sustainable development programme because of the frequent economic problems caused by structural instability. I therefore firmly believe that the European Union must place South America and the Mercosur countries at the centre of its focus, although not to the detriment of the environmental protection policy, of course, which is becoming an essential tool for the preservation of green areas which are part of the world’s heritage. To this end, the creation of a special trade programme for countries in difficulties and the promotion of agreements with international bodies which can successfully reduce the crisis threatening the stability of the entire continent would seem appropriate. In my view, we need to review the trade agreements we have with these countries and relations between Europe and Mercosur. The barriers to trade, the constraints on trade between the European Union and South America, need to be removed in order to boost the world’s economy, which is under threat from these crises. We must not forget that Europe is the principal trading partner of the Mercosur countries, and it would be easier for these countries to recover and to resolve their socio-political problems if they were economically stable and opened up to trade. We need to renegotiate the external debt and establish a system of equality between the different Mercosur countries in order to protect fundamental human rights and prevent the emergence of socio-cultural problems such as those currently afflicting the continent."@en1

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