Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-16-Speech-4-333-375"
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"I decided to abstain from the vote on this agreement. The fact is that the text presented to the European Parliament is imbalanced. In terms of content, this agreement risks making the fruit and vegetable sector more fragile, when it has already been bled dry, without providing sufficient guarantees to limit distortions of competition between producers on the two sides of the Mediterranean. That is why it is vital for the EU to commit to real structural reforms in order to maintain an active Euro-Mediterranean agricultural sector, particularly in the framework of the future common agricultural policy (CAP). As regards the form, it is deplorable that Parliament can only declare itself for or against. The Commission should change this method by allowing Parliament to participate upstream in the discussions. Furthermore, the Commission should have undertaken an impact assessment on the economic, social and environmental consequences before concluding this agreement, not after. However, apart from those aspects relating to economics and trade, this agreement has a political and strategic dimension for the EU and Morocco. It provides support for the stability of a partner that has succeeded in making considerable political reforms and continuing the process of modernisation in a troubled regional environment."@en1
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