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"Mr President, very briefly, it is essential that an evaluation of the impact of liberalisation is carried out at WTO and European Union level, not just at Member State level. A moratorium is not a good idea. Bilateral liberalisation is very successful and, most importantly, developing countries frequently request it. Progress has been made in transparency but there is no WTO forum and the European Parliament has only a very limited power of consultation. The battle to defend public services is falling far short of expectations. The threats of disintegration lie within the European Union, where competition policy is inappropriately applied and the specific rules much too weak. Examining Mr Lamy’s offers, we see that they are strictly confined to the internal choices of the Member States and the Union.
We must not forget the priority of development, and we must not speak in place of the South. That said, I would like to see whether our demands for liberalisation take into account the need of the countries of the southern hemisphere for services of general interest, and I would point out that there is no framework for the activity of multinational firms. Lastly, there is a dreadful imbalance between the rapid rate of liberalisation and the lack of public goods at regional and world level. When will there be an action strategy for the European Union?"@en1
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