Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-06-Speech-1-073"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100906.17.1-073"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-06-Speech-1-0742
lpv:speaker	lp:Jacky Hénin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Front de gauche pour changer d’Europe (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the majority of farmers in the EU survive on a pittance and, what is more, they suffer constant stress caused by the financial markets’ irrational speculation. Most farmers are convinced that they no longer have a future. Theirs is a social group with one of the highest incidences of suicide. If Europe continues to impoverish its farmers and its agricultural workers, they will disappear, with terrible consequences in terms of land management, quality of life and food self-sufficiency. This will fuel an environmental crisis with even more dreadful and swifter effects than those of the melting icecaps in Greenland. This text is full of fine resolutions and it presents some interesting proposals, even if it artfully sidesteps the underlying causes that led to the current disaster and, therefore, the radical solutions to be implemented. The problem is not just one of ensuring that farmers and agricultural workers – the ones overlooked most by this resolution – earn a fair income; rather, it is about achieving a level of income and of remunerative prices that enables all those in the agricultural sector to finally make a living from their work. We must point the finger at and, if necessary, penalise, the large-scale distribution sector and the financial resources behind it, for the ill-considered pressure they exert in order to lower prices, but also for the length of time it takes them to pay their dues; the funds which speculate on food commodities, exposing our populations to serious risks; and the role of the banks in the difficulties faced by farmers. This report is along the right lines, but more progress still needs to be made."@en1
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