Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-29-Speech-4-044"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Prospects for EU-China trade relations2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050929.5.4-044"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-29-Speech-4-0452
lpv:speaker	lp:Danutė Budreikaitė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; DEVE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". This is not the first time we have talked about China in Parliament. When discussing the condition of textiles post 2005, Commission member Louis Michel expressed his view that the cause of the decline and potential collapse of the textile sector, and, evidently, other European industrial sectors, is the inability of countries to run their economies. They were unable to transfer their manufacturing to countries with cheap labour. No one, however, has discussed what we can offer the citizens of our own countries where we were elected. Where will they work when we transfer all industry out of Europe? In the Lucas report the consequences trade with China has on the economies of EU Member States are hardly even considered. The report gives great attention to developing countries, which suffer from China's expansion into the world's textile markets. A whole chapter of the report is even devoted to China's social problems, wage increases, welfare, while this is essentially a domestic affair. Bear in mind that not even the EU itself has a common social policy, every State takes care of its employees' salaries, which in the EU vary from State to State, and are very low in some there are citizens living below the poverty level. What should we do in the European Union to find an adequate response to the challenges posed by the global economy? I call on the Commission to assess the impact of the application of the WTO rules on EU Member States, particularly the new ones, to review foreign trade policy, and to take steps and preventative action to eliminate negative consequences on EU textile, footwear, furniture, electronics, automobile and other industries. However, once the condition of EU industry has been analysed, the most important thing is to prepare a long-term forecast for 2030-2050, establishing areas where EU manufacturers could be competitive and giving industry recommendations about sectors of the future, which ought to be invested in now. I also call on you to take care of our own people, because, it seems, we cannot expect someone else to create jobs for us, to boost economic competitiveness, and maintain social welfare."@en1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph