Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-09-Speech-1-106"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Private and state undertakings in developing countries2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040209.7.1-106"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-09-Speech-1-1072
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, support for the development of industry in developing countries is intended to improve those countries' trading position. Consequently, the Commission's striving towards a predictable legal framework and a decrease in corruption receives my wholehearted support. With regard to the reform of state-owned undertakings, the Commission and the Modrow report are less convincing. First of all, the scope of both the Commission's policy framework and range of duties becomes too unwieldy. The Commission states that all other options must be examined before a developing country chooses to reform a state-owned undertaking. However, the Commission itself admits that the considerations to decide in favour of reform are political decisions. It is therefore unrealistic to make an objective consideration of the various options a requirement. Secondly, there is social policy. According to the Commission's communication and the rapporteur, the requirement of social measures must run parallel to reforms. This sounds charitable, but is inappropriate. After all, the European Community has no powers in the field of employment policy and social policy in the developing countries. These fall outside the remit of technical support and European development cooperation. Thirdly, in relation to the Member States' policies; there is hardly any reference in either the Commission communication or the Modrow report to the Member States' development cooperation in this field. The sustainable development relation between a developing country and a Member State could be the perfect framework in order to, for example, offer support in the event of redundancies. Finally, the relation between state-owned undertakings and poverty reduction; the Commission wishes to use poverty reduction as an assessment criterion for granting support to state-owned undertakings. This is not in keeping with its neutral position on private versus State ownership. The criterion should either apply just as much to private undertakings, or should not apply at all. In conclusion, support to undertakings in developing countries has my blessing, but the line of approach in the case of state-owned undertakings raises essential questions."@en1

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