Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-06-Speech-3-137"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common agricultural policy (CAP) (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021106.9.3-137"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-06-Speech-3-1382
lpv:speaker	lp:María Rodríguez Ramos2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2004-03-31)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-03-31)3 vice-chair; AGRI (2002-01-22--2004-03-31)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-03-31)3 member; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-03-31)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (2002-02-07--2004-03-31)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the resolution presented this morning in plenary is indeed the result of agreement and consensus across all the political groups within the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Consensus would never have been reached however, without the wonderful work of Mr Daul, the Chairman of the Committee. I would like to thank him for all he has done. Through the resolution all the political groups demonstrate their support for reform of the common agricultural policy, a reform which we all deem necessary. We welcome and support its objectives. It is vital that the second pillar of the CAP is strengthened as regards the budget, by transferring funds from the first to the second pillar. Strengthening the second pillar, and extending its scope to food safety and quality, are certainly very positive moves. In addition, the reform envisages the dynamic adjustment of funds in accordance with the criteria for social and territorial cohesion. Nonetheless, some very worrying elements remain. The compulsory adjustment proposed in the reform does not constitute true adjustment. Rather, it is an across-the-board reduction in aid which I cannot support. We are very concerned about the principle of decoupling aid. The notion of a reference period cannot be used to establish single payment and decoupling. If that were to happen, it would amount to doing away with the use of this instrument to distribute the support provided by the CAP more fairly, given that the policy has created profound differences between farming areas and farmers across the European Union. Following our debate on the Council’s agreement, reform is all the more necessary. It is not possible for all farmers to pay in equal measure for the reduction in the budget for agriculture. The 5% of farmers who received 50% of direct aid in 2001 might cope with this reduction but the small and medium-sized farmers certainly cannot."@en1

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