Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-02-Speech-3-259-000"
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"en.20110202.18.3-259-000"2
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"Madam President, a few weeks ago we were going bananas about bees. Tonight we are buzzing like bees about bananas, and particularly this proposed agreement.
As you can see, it has got a mixed reaction – not surprisingly. There are benefits, particularly for producers who are going to gain by it, but there are also concerns – concerns about the impact on the environment and particularly concerns about the impact on producers in the European Union.
I think it is very important to take that on board, because the primary responsibility of any body, country or union is to take care of its own producers first. Only in that way can you actually extend the hand of friendship to others. The same applies to the proposed Mercosur deal. There are many in the European Union who feel that it will discriminate against and decimate the beef industry in the European Union, and particularly in my own country. So we have to be very careful. Yes, extend the hand of friendship, but not at the cost of our own producers."@en1
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