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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I must express my sincere regret, and that of the entire Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, which I have the honour of chairing, that no reference whatsoever has been made to the agri-food sector in the 2020 strategy.
It is absurd that the Commission’s proposed strategy for the next 10 years does not include the central issue of the challenge relating to food security, growth and job retention in rural areas.
Madam President, how can one conceive of a green and sustainable Europe without taking into account that 45% of all European territory is managed by farmers? How can one fail to take into account the nearly 30 million people who work on that territory? These are workers who must be safeguarded and protected. Before we focus on new jobs, we must protect the existing ones.
I would remind you that agriculture provides a whole host of essential services relating to, among other things, food, biodiversity, the landscape and the environment, and these are tasks that are performed for the sake of the social and economic life of rural areas.
The Spanish Presidency has also insisted strongly on the need for a powerful common agricultural policy. I am therefore concerned about this very serious omission, which I hope Parliament will be able to put right."@en1
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