Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-166"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation for the World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting (Cancun, 10/14 September 2003)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030702.4.3-166"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-02-Speech-3-1672
lpv:speaker	lp:Harlem Désir2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, the Cancun Conference is not looking good. There is the feeling that the European Union is going to make it even more complicated with its negotiation strategy. That Cancun is not looking good is due to the frustrations that have built up among developing countries since the end of the Uruguay round, frustrations which have already led to the failure of the Seattle Conference. Once again, their confidence is being tested, as many of the significant commitments made in Doha were not honoured and the deadlines not respected. This is true of such issues as access to medication, but also of special and differential treatment, the issues surrounding implementation, and of reform of the regulations on dispute settlement. This is about what Europe is going to achieve during these negotiations by using its considerable clout. Is it going to use it in order to provide answers that restore developing countries’ confidence, or will it go no further than a narrow vision of its commercial interests? Let us look at the Singapore subjects. Why is there this insistence on imposing a multilateral agreement on investments on the developing countries at all costs, when they do not want it? They cannot see why the rules and conditions for foreign investment in their countries should be governed by the WTO. However, you insist on making it one of the European Union’s conditions for an agreement in Cancun. Do you not feel that this is an extra burden that serves no purpose? You are entering into a wrestling match between the European Union and the developing countries. Rather than that, we would prefer an alliance between the European Union and the countries of the South. You have also heard many different speakers from different groups in this House asking you to concentrate on the essentials. Use your clout, the European Union’s considerable influence, to improve special and differentiated treatment, to make progress towards access to the markets, to bring about reform of dispute settlement, to ensure that the environment is taken into account, to promote access to medication, and not to serve an agreement on investments, public markets or competition, which should not be the responsibility of the WTO."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Désir (PSE )."1

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