Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-06-Speech-3-065"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 24 and 25 October 2002)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021106.6.3-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-06-Speech-3-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the Danish Presidency is indeed to be congratulated on its skilful handling of the negotiations which resulted in a successful outcome to the two-day summit in Brussels. Agreement on the financial aspects of enlargement has removed the last major obstacle which stood in the way of concluding the accession negotiations with ten countries at the December Copenhagen Council. I welcome the fact that in relation to the sensitive area of the future financing of the common agricultural policy that EU leaders agreed that direct payments to farmers in current EU Member States would remain stable until 2006. This will guarantee the continuing goodwill of current EU farmers towards enlargement. If this is to be maintained, it is important that degressivity is not introduced after 2006. On a related issue, it is important to note that some concerns had been expressed that the applicant countries would have been able to export food products which were not up to current EU food safety standards. I should add that these concerns were not necessarily motivated by opposition to enlargement. They were rather more influenced by a wish to prevent any repetition of the BSE and foot and mouth disasters. I am therefore pleased that one of the important declarations at the Summit confirmed that there would be a safeguard clause on food safety included in each of the accession treaties. Under it, if a candidate country does not meet EU safety standards, it will not be allowed to sell food products in the internal market. As well as reassuring consumers, it will also remove another weapon from the armoury of those who have reservations about enlargement going ahead as quickly as possible. I would like to conclude by not only congratulating the Danish Presidency once again and welcoming the fact that its confidence proved to be right, but also by wishing it a similar success at the Copenhagen Council."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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