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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO, including cultural diversity2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030310.4.1-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-10-Speech-1-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Willy C.E.H. De Clercq2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; Delegation for relations with Canada (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"The European Union must indeed take the lead in the WTO negotiations about the liberalisation of trade in services and the achievement of a general GATS agreement. These negotiations are certainly more than crucial for Europe. First of all, the fact is that services are forming an ever more significant part of world trade, 24% of which, as we know, is accounted for by the European Union. Furthermore, the European Union is currently the biggest importer and the biggest exporter of services in the world. Another reason to take these GATS negotiations in hand is naturally – or unfortunately, I should say – the continuing slowdown of economic growth. We must therefore concentrate more than ever before on the trade in services, and this once again applies in particular to the European Union where services represent more than two-thirds of the total gross domestic product. We must not, however, negotiate solely on the basis of our own interests but also on the basis of the interests of other countries and other parts of the world. Liberalisation means we must also open our borders more to services from third countries and thus contribute to their further development."@en1

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