Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-14-Speech-2-282-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120214.18.2-282-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-14-Speech-2-283-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Rareș-Lucian Niculescu2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PECH (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I do not think that I need to present any more arguments supporting the programme for distributing food products to the most deprived persons. Although it comes at the eleventh hour, approval for the financing of this programme means that we are extending a hand to our fellow citizens facing particular problems. This programme, which has proved its effectiveness for 25 years, symbolises Europe’s solidarity and unity. More than one in thirty Europeans has received food aid in recent years, and I would like to remind you that out of the 40 countries occupying the top places in the global food vulnerability index four are Member States of the European Union. I congratulate the Commission for the efforts it has made to end the current stalemate. I also congratulate the Council for the wisdom and compassion it has shown and, lastly, I congratulate the rapporteur for all his fine work. At the same time, I feel that this is the point when the European Parliament needs to be already starting to think about the future of this programme after 2013. Finding a suitable legal base, along with the Council and Commission, is the first step that we have to take. Are the programme’s costs high? No. We are talking about one euro per year from every one of Europe’s 500 million citizens. The United States invested USD 85 billion last year in the food aid programme, marking a 15% rise on the previous level in 2010. More than 43 million people, more than one in eight Americans, received this aid. At the moment, we are talking more about productivity, growth and innovation. I firmly believe, without any shadow of a doubt, that they are the right solutions for resuming economic growth. However, we do not have the moral right to ignore the poor in Europe. The food aid programme has been operating for a quarter of a century and must continue to provide a safety net for those who need it."@en1
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