Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-07-07-Speech-4-015-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Scheme for food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110707.3.4-015-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-07-07-Speech-4-016-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Czesław Adam Siekierski2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 unknown; Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; AGRI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; CONT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, in the European Union we talk a great deal about freedom, democracy and human rights. We boast of our achievements and of spreading these values. Yet what is poverty, and what causes it? In the vast majority of cases, poverty is caused by a lack of work or other reasons that those hit by poverty cannot do anything about. How can we accept that 40 million people in Europe live in poverty, and that a further 40 million are living on the poverty line? Does such a situation not mean that human rights and freedoms are being restricted? Is this what democracy means? We are currently experiencing a crisis, unemployment rates are rising, and what is the Commission doing? It is placing restrictions on funding for the distribution of free food to poor people. We should maintain the current funding of EUR 500 million per year earmarked for this purpose. I cannot agree with the view that the ruling handed down by the European Court of Justice means that Regulation (EC) No 983/2008 can no longer be used as a legal basis for the programme. It should be noted that this ruling merely annulled Article 2 of the Regulation, which relates to additional purchases of food on the market. The Regulation thus remains in force, and can provide a legal basis for the programme. In my opinion, we should not create a new programme; we must merely modify the existing programme, in order to increase the amount of food at its disposal. At the same time, in recent years the European Union has been spending enormous amounts on limiting production. How is this possible, what purpose does it serve?"@en1
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