Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-16-Speech-3-561-000"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-02-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Free trade agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110216.18.3-561-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-16-Speech-3-562-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Pablo Zalba Bidegain2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee (2010-06-16--2012-03-11)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-09--2011-07-31)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner De Gucht, early in this parliamentary term, which is my first, one of the matters I first heard discussed was precisely the Free Trade Agreement with Korea. Certain sectors of European industry, especially the automotive industry, were unanimous in opposing this agreement. As a citizen of Navarre and Spain, where the automotive industry represents a substantial part of our economy, I felt the duty to become involved in order to improve, if not the agreement as this was no longer possible, the safeguard clause, which was where Parliament could introduce improvements. Thus, we set out to achieve two objectives. Firstly, to protect the industry and its jobs, and secondly, to make the agreement more attractive for the industries concerned, particularly the automotive industry. Our aim was not just to avoid outright rejection, but to gain their support for the agreement. I believe that here today, we can say ‘mission accomplished’. This is all thanks to Parliament’s hard work and expertise. I should like to express my gratitude to the rapporteur and to the shadow rapporteurs of both reports for their outstanding work. Thank you Robert. And thank you also for your words. Recognition is also due to the members of the Committee on International Trade, led by its Chair, Mr Moreira. Vital. I would also like to thank the Belgian Presidency of the European Union for their excellent work. Their effort has had its reward in the form of the agreement we finally reached in December. Lastly, I would like to highlight the work of the European Commission, and particularly Ignacio Bercero’s contribution, for which I am most grateful. Tomorrow we will vote in favour of a clause which will be more effective, easier to apply and will genuinely protect European industry. Today, concerns on the Free Trade Agreement with Korea have hugely diminished. Indeed, we might say that they have all but vanished. Today, the opportunities this agreement brings clearly outweigh the uncertainties. The European Parliament should be proud of a job well done."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"¡Muito obrigado!"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph