Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-03-14-Speech-3-335"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reform of EU trade policy instruments (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070314.23.3-335"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-03-14-Speech-3-3362
lpv:speaker	lp:Francisco Assis2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr Mandelson, this Commission initiative straight away has the merit of promoting debate on a issue to which there are no simple answers. There are sectors in Europe that lean more towards the demagogic and populist responses of those who feel they have simple answers to this question. They may be simple answers, but they are wrong. The key issue is how the EU should use the trade defence instruments at its disposal to guarantee compliance with the rules of fair trade and to take an active role in the process of regulating international trade. The European economic and social model must be defended, but it must never overstep the boundary into protectionism. This is currently the most important issue facing the EU. We have already seen that there are natural differences of opinion and opposing interests within the EU itself. The interests of the manufacturers do not necessarily coincide with those of the major importers, and the immediate interests of consumers do not necessarily coincide with each other. What is needed is a guideline that always emphasises a key principle – that of how the EU will participate actively, seriously and intelligently in the process of regulating international trade. In this context, it must seek to project onto an international scale, within the framework of the World Trade Organisation, some of the basic values that identify it, namely a competitive economy and, at the same time, a society that shows greater solidarity and more cohesion and that is very alert to the preservation of certain key environmental values. This is the challenge now facing the EU, and I therefore feel that the Commission has done the right thing in promoting this debate."@en1

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