Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-14-Speech-1-188"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-09-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Free trade agreement with South Korea: impact on European industry (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090914.26.1-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-09-14-Speech-1-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Zuzana Roithová2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; SEDE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; IMCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 unknown; Křesťanská a demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, I too am not happy about the curious changes to the agreement, such as refunds of customs charges on imported components in the case of products for export to the Union and a reduction in the 60% threshold for determining the country of origin. This amounts to favouring Korean imports at the expense of the competitiveness of European industry and at the expense of unemployment. The lion’s share in this respect already goes to imported goods from Asia, where labour costs are uncompetitively low, due to poor or non-existent social and environmental standards. The trade talks should therefore have focused on raising these standards, rather than on the prosperity of Asian industry at the expense of Europe. The Commission has long owed this to the citizens of Europe. Does the Commission have any awareness of the negative impact of the agreement on European competitiveness and on employment in the automobile and textile industries? Secondly, is it aware that the agreement sets an unfortunate precedent for future trade agreements? Thirdly, does the Commission intend to ignore the fundamental objections raised by European engineering unions? Fourthly, how is it that the Korean media are already celebrating a victory for their automobile industry when the agreement has not even been discussed by the College of the Commission? Or is the Commission prepared to revise the draft and to negotiate a balanced agreement? Does the Commission have the will to put pressure on Korea to adopt international obligations in respect of social and environmental standards and will it do so before Korea gains all of the benefits of free trade with the European Union? Thank you for your answer. I trust that common sense will prevail."@en1
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