Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-22-Speech-2-280"

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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	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080422.49.2-280"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-22-Speech-2-2812
lpv:speaker	lp:Gunnar Hökmark2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Moderata Samlingspartiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-23--2009-02-04)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the food crisis we are now facing risks setting mankind back a decade when it comes to poverty, and risks creating instability and human misery in a large part of the world. I believe that it is important to emphasise this, and also to state that we in the agriculture sector have not seen the same rapid development as experienced in the parts of the world’s economy which have been globalised. What we see is the failure of regulated agricultural markets, a lack of open trade, and regulation which prevents farmers from using their land. It is clear that, if we wish to, we can also decide to tackle many of the difficult problems we are currently struggling with. Greater use of the available areas of the earth’s surface is a good thing in the battle for a better climate. Having more cultivated products contributes towards biofuels as well as food. However, at the same time there is also an opportunity to open the doors to economic development in the developing world. At the same time this gives us in Europe the opportunity to pave the way for a more dynamic and open agricultural sector. However, the answer to these problems does not lie in more regulation and more subsidies. Instead it lies in greater openness for Europe’s farmers and farmers the world over to produce the food and the biofuels which the world needs. This is freer agriculture, freer farmers and free trade. If we manage to achieve this, we will also be able to make more progress in the international Doha negotiations, the free trade negotiations, while simultaneously doing something towards a better climate and a better world."@en1

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