Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-25-Speech-2-258"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Negotiations on an Interregional Association Agreement with Mercosur and the new bilateral strategic partnership with Brazil (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070925.31.2-258"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-25-Speech-2-2592
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Papastamkos2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2008-02-17)3 substitute; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-01-18--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there is no doubt that Brazil plays a significant commercial role on the world stage. Further strengthening of economic ties between the EU and Brazil is therefore desirable. The EU is Brazil’s main trading partner, whilst Brazil is ranked just our twelfth most important trading partner in the EU. The strategic partnership between the EU and Brazil should not, in my view, cause divisions in the approach of the Mercosur region. Nevertheless, this relationship can play a complementary role in two spheres: in the multilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and in the free trade area between the EU and Mercosur. This area will be the largest area of inter-regional cooperation; it will highlight the lack of progress in the multilateral negotiations in question and in inter-regional negotiations. The progress of both areas of negotiation is to a large extent interlinked. The free trade area between the EU and Mercosur, like the Doha Round at the WTO, has become caught up in issues of trade in agricultural goods. The role of Brazil is particularly important here: given its influence on economic stability and integration in the wider region, Brazil ought to contribute creatively to bring about a balanced and ambitious agreement between the EU and Mercosur. At the WTO level, Brazil cannot expect only the markets in agricultural goods of developed Member States to open up further. Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, like the other emerging economies, Brazil must take its due share of responsibility in the current Doha Round negotiations, through genuine commitments to opening up particularly protectionist markets and complying with the rules and disciplines of the WTO."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"en bloc"1

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