Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-08-Speech-2-320"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-03-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050308.24.2-320"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-08-Speech-2-3212
lpv:speaker	lp:David Martin2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also wish to congratulate the rapporteur on an excellent report. Commissioner Mandelson made it clear this morning that the Commission’s aim in bringing forward this revision of the GSP was to ensure better targeting of trade preferences to benefit the least developed and most vulnerable countries, simplify the GSP system and make it more transparent, improve access to the GSP system by improving the rules of origin and encourage good governance in the countries that benefit from the system. All the rapporteur’s amendments take the Commission proposals further in that direction and I hope that the Commissioner will look closely at each of the amendments the rapporteur has proposed. We have also had good cooperation between the Commission and Parliament in bringing forward the implementation date for this measure. It was originally to come into force at the end of the year. It is now planned to come into force from April onwards, to respond to the tsunami crisis. While the volume of aid given to the countries affected by the tsunami has been welcomed, this measure will do more for them in the longer term. By providing them with an opportunity to trade more easily with the European Union, we are giving them a hand up rather than a handout. Finally, the rapporteur has indicated that he is prepared to accept an amendment that Mr Karim and myself put forward. This would technically allow Pakistan to qualify for GSP aid. I should to emphasise that, although that would allow them to qualify under the statistics, they will still have to meet the good governance clauses by signing up for the appropriate international agreements, so this would be a carrot to Pakistan to sign up to important international social conventions."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2004-10-13--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-21--2006-03-15)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Martin, David (PSE )."1

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