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"Madam President, as far as manufacturing industry is concerned, I would remind the House that Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer in the world, accounting for 9% of global production, with the European Union following with just under 5.5%. Clearly, therefore, this is a very serious issue. Of course, we do not want protectionism, which damages healthy competition; on the contrary, we want free and open international trade. On the other hand, however, members have also raised this point. Mr Melo, who is from Portugal, a country with a fragile economy, was very graphic. Members referred to Italy. I would add Greece; you all know the problems it is facing. Of course, we should support Pakistan, but we should also monitor it and that is want I want to ask the Commission: do we have mechanisms to ensure that the aid we give Pakistan will be channelled in the right direction and not used for other purposes or for certain industries, to the detriment of European companies and European workers?"@en1
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