Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-14-Speech-2-444"
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"Mr President, Commissioner, the Generalised System of Preferences, GSP+, is a good system that grants privileges to countries in the developing world in respect of their access to European markets, which is an enormously positive thing. There, are, however, a number of strings attached. It is right for Commissioner Mandelson to say that these countries should first and foremost be given encouragement and support. Nonetheless, situations can arise where it is not enough to provide encouragement and support and where, in addition, there is a real need to tighten up on monitoring and perhaps use the tools available if the conditions in the conventions on workers’ rights, and the like, are not met. We know that infringements are taking place today, and we therefore want the Commission to tighten up monitoring and, where necessary, use the tools available to temporarily suspend offending countries.
When such steps are taken, we would further desire the involvement of Parliament in the process, so that we can give our views and work together in order to make the system work. This must happen now. As many other speakers have pointed out, it is also important to carefully review a few points before we evaluate the system in 2008, namely: has the system worked in every respect, what shortcomings does it have and what do we need to consider when we renew the system?"@en1
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