Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-10-Speech-4-047"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-03-10"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050310.3.4-047"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-10-Speech-4-0482
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Sturdy2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the Commissioner has heard many speeches today, as well as my remarks at the beginning of the debate this morning. I believe that one country has caused this whole problem. Madam Commissioner, when we go to the Hong Kong Round, in my view you are slightly mistaken to think that reforming the sugar industry will give us a strong position in Europe. I was present at Cancún, and if my memory serves me correctly, Mr Fischler had done a pretty good job of reforming the common agricultural policy. But it was quite clear that no-one actually understood what had been done. The Americans, in particular, seemed to draw the line and say ‘we are not going to do anything except protect our agriculture and our business’. It is clear that the sugar industry needs reforming: we have been dumping sugar on the world market and destroying it. But have we actually destroyed the world market or, is it Brazil, as Mr Kreissl-Dörfler has just said? Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf mentioned ACP and LDC countries. Let us be absolutely clear that the LDC and ACP countries want access to our market, at market prices; that means keeping prices reasonably high in the European Union, so that they can have access at the prices they believe are safe for them. I say to Mr Martin that I was surprised that the PSE Group tabled so many amendments, particularly to the resolution. I did not realise its members felt they had the right to be spokesmen for the LDC and ACP countries, which have a slightly different view from what is proposed in their amendments. I leave you with one last thought. It is clear that the reform of the sugar industry will only benefit multinational companies, not the LDC and ACP countries."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Sturdy (PPE-DE )."1

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