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"Mr President, reform of the banana market affects a couple of the so-called outermost regions of the European Union. Its implementation is more or less a foregone conclusion, which is not at all the case for reform of the fruit and vegetable market. The latter involves several dozen types of fruit and vegetables and is of far greater importance for the whole Union, but is forever being delayed. The future of some 300 000 jobs is at stake in the banana producing regions, whereas in Poland alone some two million jobs depend on fruit and vegetable production. The cost of dealing with the main problems affecting the fruit and vegetable market is barely EUR 80 million a year. At the same time, the Union’s budget would not suffer, as up to EUR 300 million is not taken up in that market every year. The annual cost of reform of the banana market amounts to EUR 280 million. This is a far higher sum, but will deal with fewer problems.
I would remind the House that, on 1 May 2004, Poland and nine other countries became Members of the European Union and are entitled to be treated on an equal footing with other Member States. The fact that they are not located on picturesque islands is no excuse for failing to do so. In view of the situation I have described, references to a common agricultural policy can only be cause for embarrassment and shame, but it is not I who should be ashamed."@en1
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