Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-27-Speech-2-059"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-US Wine Agreement2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050927.5.2-059"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-27-Speech-2-0602
lpv:speaker	lp:Pilar Ayuso2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AGRI (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-16--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, the only reason I can imagine for your self-satisfaction with the signature of this Agreement is the fact that it has brought to an end twenty years of negotiations and that the United States absorb 40% of the external market in our wines. Nevertheless, Commissioner, in the first phase, the United States have achieved 100% of their wishes and we have left Europe’s interests for the second phase. Our adversary in the negotiation has once again been paid in advance. Furthermore, Commissioner, we have lost our main weapon in this contest. The main weapon available to us if we were not to accept the wine-making practices of the United States was, precisely, that our designations of origin should be recognised, and we have lost that weapon. We have paid and we have ended up without the weapon which could have provided us with ammunition with which to defend our interests. Furthermore, we are running the risk that, from now on, certain Community producers may also call for greater flexibility in the Community rules on wine-making practices, which could lead to unwanted changes and put an end to our ancient wine-making culture for good. Commissioner, I am also thinking of certain designations that are so emblematic in my country, such as Sherry or Málaga. What will happen to them? What is going to happen during the second phase of the negotiation? For all of these reasons, I believe that it is rather shameful that the European Union should surrender to the United States’ wishes as a result of threats. They have threatened us with closing our markets and we have given in. And we have not achieved what we really wanted: to defend our designations of origin once and for all. I believe, Commissioner, that we must be firmer in our negotiations, that we must learn from others and not pay in advance, and above all, that we must not pay with the money of the European producers."@en1

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