Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-05-Speech-2-077-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-07-05"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110705.6.2-077-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-05-Speech-2-078-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Jo Leinen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 chair; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Dalli, ladies and gentlemen, Europe’s response to genetically modified (GM) crops is different from that of North and South America. We know that GM crops are widely grown not only in the USA and Canada, but also in Argentina and Brazil. However, Eurobarometer surveys show that the opinions of the large majority of the people of Europe on this subject range from scepticism to opposition. For this reason, it would be wrong for Brussels to force the Member States to accept GM crops. It would not be the right thing to do and it would not be accepted. I believe that Parliament and the Commission are moving towards transferring the responsibility and the competence for this area to the Member States. Each country must decide for itself whether or not it wants to introduce genetically modified plants into the environment. It is rather regrettable that we do not have unity within Europe, but that is the reality of the situation. I think that this approach is the right one because the countries which do not want genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should not be forced to use them. Now we need legal certainty concerning the grounds on which GMOs can be opposed. The Commission has referred to some of the reasons, but these are not enough. A number of gaps remain. Mrs Lepage’s report fills precisely these gaps in the environmental aspects. We have totally different ecosystems and different approaches to the environment. This report is definitely a step in the right direction and I hope it is successful. We will be supporting it in any case. What we also need is freedom of choice for farmers and for consumers. Mr Dalli, we urgently need a regulation concerning the distance between GMO fields and conventional crops. First of all, though, Mrs Lepage’s report must achieve a majority in plenary tomorrow."@en1
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