Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-07-07-Speech-4-038"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Textiles and clothing after 20052
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050707.5.4-038"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-07-07-Speech-4-0392
lpv:speaker	lp:Nicola Zingaretti2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-11)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2005-07-13)3 unknown; Democratici di Sinistra (2004-07-21--2008-02-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2005-12-05)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-06-16)3 member; JURI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; DEVE (2004-12-20--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it appears that an analysis of the completed proposals and a European policy and strategy on the textiles industry are finally taking shape. That is essential because millions of citizens have been turning to us in recent weeks and calling on us to act on these issues. We cannot ignore their impatience, and at times anger, which is linked to the feeling of living in an era in which the phenomena of globalisation are in the end governed by the United States, used by large countries such as India and China, and paid for, in various ways, by developing countries and by Europe. It is with this is mind that the report clarifies the fact that the policies and strategies for the textile industry do not amount to state aid or protectionism, but rather to full acceptance of the rules of trade. It demands, however, that everyone should respect the rules and it points out the path to be followed: the opening-up of markets and competition should be seen as an opportunity, but at the same time the European Union needs to enhance its actions for the textile industry, for its modernisation and restructuring, for innovation, for research and for employee training. The report also calls upon the Commission to adopt a clear initiative on three points. Firstly, it calls for a policy guaranteeing that the rules of free trade are respected within all manufacturing countries, particularly China, and therefore that the state aid or hidden subsidies granted to businesses, which distort competition, are reduced. Secondly, it strongly calls for the recognition and implementation of ethical, social and environmental clauses, aimed at widening the scope of worker’s rights and improving working conditions. Finally, a more effective fight against counterfeiting, fraud and forgery is called for, which must be pursued by tightening up the penalties imposed on retailers and purchasers of counterfeit items and by adopting a traceability system. I will conclude by stating that we would have liked more clarity on other points, for instance the inclusion of an active strategy for consumer awareness and more precise words with regard to the immediate introduction – and I am pleased that the Commissioner said it – of a mark of origin for all textile and clothing goods, precisely in order to protect and revive one of the strengths of our production. Everything, however, now rests on the policy and on Europe’s ability to make itself heard and respected."@en1

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