Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-23-Speech-2-348"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The rise in foodstuff prices, consumer protection (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071023.26.2-348"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-23-Speech-2-3492
lpv:speaker	lp:Janusz Wojciechowski2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; AGRI (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2007-04-25--2009-07-13)3 member; UEN (2005-12-13--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, in the European Union we have recently seen a significant rise in the price of basic foodstuffs, particularly in the new Member States. In Poland, for example, the price of bread has risen by 15% over the last two years, the price of apples by 83% and the price of potatoes by 33%, while the price of milk has almost doubled. There is a similar trend in some of the old Member States: in Italy and in Ireland. Of the new Member States, Lithuania too has seen the price of cereals, milk, fruit and vegetables almost double. On the other hand, EU policy is based on limiting the amount of agricultural production, and this policy is beginning to appear increasingly at odds with the needs of consumers. All the so-called reforms of the common agricultural policy are based on limiting production within the European Union. Reform of the market in sugar is a massive limitation of sugar production in the European Union, from 18 million tonnes to 12 million tonnes. Reform of the market in wine again involves limiting production. Other reforms also aim at producing less in the European Union. On the other hand, we have a very important signal. Consumers are demanding more food in Europe, and this is such a major signal that the entire aim of the common agricultural policy needs to be verified. We must ask ourselves whether the method of limiting production and setting production quotas is in fact good, above all from the point of view of the interests of consumers, as this is chiefly about them. This is about Europe supplying as much food as its people require. There are many signals pointing to a need to review the agricultural policy we have been conducting. Many thanks."@en1

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