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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080422.49.2-279"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-22-Speech-2-2802
lpv:speaker	lp:Bernadette Bourzai2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2008-09-30)3 substitute; REGI (2007-07-10--2008-09-30)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2008-09-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-20--2008-09-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2008-09-30)3 vice-chair; AGRI (2007-07-16--2008-09-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Council representative, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like first of all to underline the severity of the food crisis and its dramatic consequences in terms of exacerbating poverty and famine for people in developing countries. The most disadvantaged people in our western countries are also affected by the rise in food prices and have been struggling for months with the daily price increases. An urgent response is needed for this situation, as well as tailored solutions in the longer term, with the common agricultural policy recast as a development aid policy and a WTO-style trade policy preventing abuse of the dominant position by supermarkets in Europe, as well as food speculation, since agriculture is no ordinary economic sector. The risks of famine and social and political destabilisation are too great, and I should remind you that the right to food is a fundamental human right. We cannot leave agriculture to market economics alone, or to speculators who are today in search of safe investments following the property slump and the energy and mineral crisis. We must equip ourselves with the tools of market regulation and solid and coherent agricultural and food policies, and replenish emergency stocks as soon as possible so that we can react to this kind of emergency. In developing countries, we must also prioritise food production and food crops over non-food production, particularly agrofuels."@en1

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