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"Madam President, I remember how some fifteen years ago representatives of the Szczecin Shipyard informed me of the huge amounts of aid the EU and Germany had been giving to the German shipbuilding industry because of competition from the Szczecin Shipyards. I say this now so that it does not suddenly emerge that Brussels applies double standards, that the EU has better and worse shipyards, equal and more equal shipyards, shipyards which are worthy of the Commission’s benevolence, and those worthy only of nit-picking.
First the leaders of the four largest Member States, then the eurozone countries, and finally all 25 Member States blithely decided to hand out millions of euro to save banks employing hundreds of people, whilst at the same time putting in the balance assistance to shipyards employing thousands, and tens of thousands if you include sub-contractors. Polish shipyard workers should not have to pay the high cost of redundancy in the strange tug-of-war between the European Commission and the present Polish Government. It is too easy for the Commission to make a decision that will decide whether the Szczecin and Gdynia shipyards sink or swim. If the Commission is to make controversial decisions of this kind, at least give the partiesto the dispute some time. Accept the creation of a committee of experts, and do not turn your backs on Poland’s shipbuilders and their families."@en1
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