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". Madam President, the Committee on International Trade prepared a recommendation for the draft report debated today. This had three main elements. The first element stated that the Committee proposes a moderate price cut. We proposed that the European Union restrict imports more efficiently and that sugar producing farmers in the European Union receive higher compensation. These proposals are significantly more beneficial for the European sugar sector than those tabled by the European Commission. It is unfortunate that the decision of the Council of Agriculture Ministers, adopted in November, is extremely disappointing, as it does not take into account sufficiently the interests of European agriculture, and in fact it is even questionable that a decision adopted in this manner would lead to the development of a stable sugar market in the European Union. Today, Parliament can only hope for minor changes, but we are still very determined in respect of a few details. For instance, we would like to make it possible for sugar beet growers to be able to receive up to a fifty percent share from the restructuring fund instead of the current ten percent. I would like to draw attention to the fact that in the opinion of the committee, the effective restriction of imports is extremely important. For instance, even the United States of America restricts imports under preferential conditions. If the United States does not allow cheating, then the European Union should not allow it either because it undermines the international reputation of the European Union. Furthermore, a system that imposes strict quotas on producers in the European Union, but allows importers to supply the markets of the European Union without any restriction is extremely meaningless and unjust."@en1

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