Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-14-Speech-2-329"
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"Mr President, the Swedish June List is strongly critical of the report we are debating today. According to the proposal, a genuine EU policy to combat drugs must be introduced. A common drugs policy within the EU means a compromise policy that is liberal regarding drugs.
In Sweden, any use of drugs, except for medical reasons, is banned. For us, it is important for Sweden’s restrictive drugs policy to continue in the future too. We recommend preventive work, treatment, social education and rehabilitation.
The report emphasises a drugs policy designed to reduce harm. We want to work towards a drugs-free society instead of accepting the use of drugs. We object to drugs being classified as soft or hard, as well as to the assertion that so-called soft drugs are not addictive.
The lack of internal border controls able to prevent the drugs trade between the Member States is a problem in this connection. An individual EU Member State must be able to monitor its national borders in order to prevent drugs from coming into the country. As matters now stand, internal border controls in the EU are practically non-existent.
In conclusion, I would note that drug problems in the EU are in large measure a consequence of the prevailing poverty in many countries in the world. Not being informed by a sense of solidarity, EU trade policy involving duties, licences and quotas contributes to the problems of global poverty. It is important for the UN, rather than the EU, to work towards making it profitable to cultivate alternative crops in the poor countries of the world."@en1
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