Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-29-Speech-4-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Textile industry2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050929.3.4-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-29-Speech-4-0192
lpv:speaker	lp:Sajjad Karim2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I represent a constituency with a long history of leading in the textiles trade. The cotton mills of Lancashire helped form the backbone of the industrial revolution in the United Kingdom. Much of that has changed over the years. Mills that once employed thousands now employ in the very low hundreds. It was unfortunate in Lancashire that the management of the process was not provided at a governmental level and many valued people found themselves with redundant skills overnight. The provision of knowledge to empower and innovate was not catered for at a national level. The new changing circumstances that we face must not be allowed to be a repetition of that experience, but rather a window through which we evolve our industry. The so-called 'bra wars' have been the unfortunate side effect of our lack of foresight and preparation. Nobody is expecting change overnight. We should not forget how remarkable it is that China and Europe have found themselves able to reach such a compromise under immense pressure, but the first tentative steps must be taken immediately before the situation worsens. We require management, not protectionist measures. The agreement reached is a sticking plaster on future trade relations with China and European industry must find a way to compete with low-cost competitors. Commissioner, I am sure you will agree that current circumstances cannot be allowed to continue. What specific measures do you intend to initiate immediately to provide the management that EU producers so require? We simply cannot be caught unprepared and off guard again."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2004-07-30--2007-01-14)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (2004-07-20--2008-01-09)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2007-12-11)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Sajjad Karim (ALDE ). –"1

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