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dcterms:Date	"2012-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120509.20.3-165-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-05-09-Speech-3-166-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Badia i Cutchet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (2009-07-21--2014-06-30)3 member; INTA (2012-02-02--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it has been said here that the Arab Spring has given the European Union a great opportunity to renew and strengthen its cooperation links with neighbouring southern Mediterranean countries. The main priority has been to provide the necessary support for the processes of democratic transition in those countries, with the aim of ensuring respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, equality and justice. In this context, trade relations take on an essential role and go hand in hand with the necessary political and institutional transition insofar as they provide resources for the economic and social development of those countries. With adequate rules and conditions, trade can contribute to strengthening the EU’s links in the region and supporting the efforts to establish democracy. It is one of the EU’s responsibilities to ensure that all the elements of cooperation – in terms of both politics and trade; in short, two sides of the same coin – are well balanced and truly benefit the European citizens and the citizens of the southern shore of the Mediterranean. I believe that this report on Trade for Change, to which we are referring today, sets out measures and proposals to ensure that this objective is fulfilled. As has been said here and as the Commissioner has also said, the ‘more for more’ principle is an introduction and represents a crucial first step in this direction, and we are awaiting its coming to fruition as soon as possible through the European External Action Service (EEAS). Lastly, I would like to mention some elements which, in my view, are extremely important for this trade policy with the region: the effort to combat child labour and respect for international labour law; encouraging development niches for information and communication technology (ICT), which, in turn, would support young people – it is becoming ever clearer that young people are the main users of those technologies and this would serve in the fight against youth unemployment in the region; it should be remembered that the population of these countries between the ages of 10 and 19 represents 20%, while in the European Union it represents just 11%; – and, last but not least, promoting sustainable rural development that allows for the production of quality products in accordance with the traceability criteria and maintaining a fair trade balance. Finally, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Rinaldi, on his good work and also for an excellent collaboration."@en1
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