Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-10-08-Speech-3-196"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-10-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Suspension of the WTO Doha Round (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081008.22.3-196"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-08-Speech-3-1972
lpv:speaker	lp:Caroline Lucas2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I am very happy that this House has become rather more critical towards the Doha Round in recent years. In fact, the joint resolution in front of us reflects very faithfully the declaration of the Global Parliamentary Assembly in September, which expresses very serious concerns about the very little development content that remains in the Doha negotiations and is very critical of its ever more exclusive deal-making procedures. Let me add that, in the spirit of the declaration of that Global Parliamentary Assembly, I hope that the amendment put forward by the PPE-DE Group and the UEN Group, calling for bilateral WTO-plus type free trade agreements, will not be carried in tomorrow’s vote. Bilateral FTAs are exactly the opposite of a functioning multilateralism and Greens will not be able to support the resolution, if indeed that amendment is carried. What strikes me in our debate today, and indeed in this resolution, is the failure of courage to name a simple truth – that the Doha Round negotiations, as we have got to know them, are now over. That suspension could well be long, lasting until the spring of 2010. It is almost certain that the new negotiators of the US, the Commission, India, will not be going back to the same old quick fixes of July 2008 that did not work even then. So this is actually an opportunity. This is exactly the right time to evaluate the failures of the last seven years of Doha talks and to re-establish a common and fairer agenda, together with a more open and democratic process, which can be fully supported by all WTO members and especially the least developed among them."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Green Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-29--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Caroline Lucas,"1 "on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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