Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-190"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Action against hunger and poverty2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.16.3-190"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-1912
lpv:speaker	lp:Luisa Morgantini2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partito della Rifondazione Comunista - Sinistra Europea (2004-07-20--2007-01-22)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2007-01-30)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; DEVE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, poverty is not inevitable, but the result of political and economic decisions taken at national, regional and international level, and I believe that it is high time that it were considered illegal. Outlawed. The number of people living in extreme poverty has risen – and I do not intend to bore you with details or numbers, because you already have them – but, as stated in the New York Declaration, the greatest scandal is not so much that hunger and poverty exist, but that this problem persists despite there being the necessary human and material resources to tackle it. Both President Lula da Silva and the Quintet countries are strongly in favour of this Declaration, which was also mentioned by Mr Barón Crespo, according to whom it has been signed by 108 governments, whereas I believe the number to be 111. The Quintet has recommended new funding instruments for development, which I am not going to list here (taxation and similar strategies). Although I support the new instruments, I think that they should be considered additional to and not a replacement for the existing instruments and they should be pooled in a global fund managed by the United Nations. In reality, eradicating poverty in poor countries, but now also in classes of the so-called rich countries, means respecting the right to life and also constitutes the best weapon against fundamentalism and violent conflicts. The structural adjustment programmes and unbridled liberalisation have certainly not improved living conditions in those countries. The Millennium Development Goals, referred to by Mr Barón Crespo, should be considered an essential intermediate stage, but certainly not the final one. Likewise, declarations of principle must be followed up with tangible actions, including the doubling of contributions for development. I extend my congratulations to certain European countries – Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden – which are already allocating 0.7%, and to others which are moving in the same direction, while I truly regret that in my country, Italy, there is a trend in the opposite direction. I hope that it is possible to reverse this. Lastly, we are also committed to cancelling debt and in my view the transparent management of aid must also be one of the EU’s express, fundamental commitments. We are not and must not feel alone. We must also contribute to the development and growth of the role of the United Nations and its agencies."@en1

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