Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-01-12-Speech-1-088"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-01-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090112.14.1-088"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-01-12-Speech-1-0892
lpv:speaker	lp:Mary Lou McDONALD2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, there are plenty of examples of sound EU environmental polices which improve the lives of citizens across the Union and there are, of course, also many examples where unnecessarily bureaucratic measures come from the EU and restrict the potential to sustain our rural economy and way of life. Unfortunately, I believe this pesticide package may fall into the latter category. In raising my concerns on these measures, I want to make it clear that I do not have industry in mind but rather the farming community – farmers who, I will remind the previous speakers, have as much concern with human health as any other citizen and who bear no malicious intent in that regard. This package lacks the sufficient scientific rigour which is needed both to defend our health and our economy. The lack of a thorough impact assessment, taking into account effects on our environment, health, economy and the sustainability of our rural communities, is testament to this failure to apply sufficient rigour. It is my fear that the package will have the opposite effect of the progressive intentions behind it. The well-intentioned attempt to create a more sustainable countryside may ultimately undermine the countryside by imposing overly stringent rules on an already struggling farming population. I have listened intently to the arguments made unanimously by farmers in Ireland, and I believe that they are right to be concerned with this package and that the long-term interests of our citizens and of the rural communities are not protected in these measures. The trialogue position does represent an improvement on the proposal but more needs to be done on the Regulation by way of amendment to meet these real concerns."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Sinn Féin (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Mary Lou McDonald (GUE/NGL ). -"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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