Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-16-Speech-1-049"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:One-minute speeches on matters of political importance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080616.18.1-049"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-16-Speech-1-0502
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Corbett2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the Commission is currently examining complaints made by certain private businesses in Spain, France and Italy against cooperatives, and against the cooperative movement as regards its statute and tax treatment. I would urge the Commission, in examining that complaint, to take due account of the particular needs and characteristics of cooperative movements. They are not like profit-making shareholder organisations. A cooperative is owned by its members and profits are distributed equally, not paid out simply to shareholders. The European Union recognised the particular nature of the cooperative movement in 2003 in adopting the Regulation on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society. I would urge the Commission to take due account of that and thereby earn the gratitude of the 55 million people in Europe employed by cooperatives and the 163 million people who are members of them."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Richard Corbett (PSE ). –"1

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