Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-11-11-Speech-4-370"
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"As I have warned many times, the EU’s excessive regulation could quickly end up becoming a factor which exacerbates competitiveness in certain sectors, livestock being one of these. I cannot forget hearing a British farmer talking in this Chamber about the difficulties he felt when he saw that meat from his animals was unable to compete on the market, such were the requirements imposed on him by legislation. That is the risk we are running and it is well identified in this proposal. It is also clear that the sector’s crisis could result in a significant drop in meat production throughout the EU, leading not only to the disappearance of small and medium-sized producers, but also to a market supply crisis, increased prices and greater dependence on imports. I cannot forget milk production, which is an important issue for Portugal, so I would remind you that the policy of former Commissioner Fischer-Boel regarding milk quotas was severely criticised, and firmly and persistently opposed by farmers. For that very reason, I again urge the Commission to review this issue."@en1
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