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"Mr President, the fact that fruit and vegetables are important for people is hardly news, nor is the fact that they are important foods for children. For children to be given fruit at school is a good thing. It is good for health and provides a badly-needed energy supplement.
However, what does the proposal we are currently debating actually involve? It is in fact a pure propaganda proposal from the EU. The purpose of this initiative is to win cheap political points while presumably at the same time persuading children of the excellent qualities of the EU. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development has tabled some absurd proposals, including the claim that European fruit is better than any other fruit. Only EU fruit is to be provided, for example bananas from remote regions. This is downright protectionism. The intention is for children to learn that the EU is good and that fruit from the EU is even better. The Commission and the European Parliament should be ashamed of themselves."@en1
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