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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051013.27.4-111"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-13-Speech-4-1132
lpv:speaker	lp:José Albino Silva Peneda2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-10-12--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-10-12--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	". I should like to make two recommendations to the Commission. The first relates to internal matters. Globalisation is a new reality, the effects of which cannot be offset by protectionist measures. It has its positive aspects but there is also a side to it that should not be overlooked. We must act quickly and decisively to help the regions worst affected in social terms. I should like to recommend that the Commission draw up specific programmes to aid those regions. The second recommendation relates to matters outside the EU. Since it joined the World Trade Organisation, China has never played by the rules. The Chinese authorities continue to pursue policies of state aid for exports; they have artificially devalued their currency; they have breached environmental standards; they have failed to respect workers’ rights; they do not observe health and safety standards in the workplace; they use child labour and forced labour. In the textiles sector, they have on a number of occasions brazenly gone back on their commitments, and this with the EU’s tacit acceptance. I should therefore recommend that the Commission exert constant pressure on the Chinese authorities to introduce minimum social and environmental standards into trade agreements, together with a system for monitoring implementation. Globalisation produces winners and losers. Defeat is a bitter pill to swallow, but losing because your opponent has broken the most basic rules of the game is disgraceful and unacceptable."@en1

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