Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-03-Speech-2-197"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reform of the common agricultural policy2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030603.6.2-197"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-03-Speech-2-1982
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--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 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, if an instrument overshoots its goal, you need to adjust it, but the goal needs to be the right one. Commissioner Fischler proposes decoupling aid and production. He has given up the fight for the European agricultural model within the WTO before it has even started. That way, he is overshooting the goal. Complete decoupling may well serve the cause of trade liberalisation, but it does not serve the European agricultural policy. On other continents, decoupling as an instrument has failed. Should we repeat this mistake? Mr Cunha is right to draw our attention to the great difference between economic theory, which is probably very rational, and practical application, which brings with it many risks. European farmers should not again fall victim to economic experiments devised at drawing boards in Brussels. Decoupling does not work in places where there are no stable internal markets. The Commission's plans lack any measures to promote stability. I would, for example, mention protection at the borders against great fluctuations in the world market price and regulation of production on the internal market. To be sure, I too would welcome an end to the intervention regime and export subsidies; not, however, via a structural reduction in prices but by restricting production. Rural policy stresses the multifunctionality of agriculture in the European Union. This is why a substantial proportion of the proposed modulation should reinforce this second pillar. As is evident from my amendment, it is only fair that the Member State that makes the saving should be able to use these monies for rural development within its borders."@en1

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