Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-227"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.17.3-227"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-2282
lpv:speaker	lp:Joan Calabuig Rull2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; PETI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (2004-07-20--2008-03-31)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-03-31)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there is concern that the end of the quota system for imports as of 1 January 2005 will lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in the European textile industry. As has already been pointed out, this sector currently employs over two and a half million workers. The representatives of the sector do not wish to infringe the January 1995 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. What they are calling for is recognition of the fact that when China became a full Member of the WTO in 2001 the situation of the sector changed dramatically, and this had not been foreseen. It is therefore entirely justifiable for the textile sector to receive special support from the Union’s institutions and also from the Member States and regional authorities. The Commission and the Council must provide strong support for the European textile industry to allow it to enter new markets. It is important to insist that China abide strictly by the commitments it entered into with the WTO. In addition, other countries such as India, Brazil, the United States of America and Canada should lift the artificial technical and bureaucratic barriers they currently have in place. It has to be said that the strategy proposed by the High Level Group on the textile sector provides for a most appropriate course of action. The sectors concerned are now calling for it to be developed and applied as a matter of urgency. Time is of the essence. The inclusion of an approach aimed especially at SMEs has been suggested, as the latter account for 90% of industries of this type. There has also been a call for a flexible reserve fund to be set up within the Structural Funds to help implement the changes required within the sector. For many years, the textile industry has been making a tremendous effort to restructure in order to become competitive. The challenges now before it are so enormous that it cannot be left to face them alone."@en1

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