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"For too long, far too long, I have looked forward to the debate in plenary and approval of the trade agreement on pharmaceutical products between the EU and Israel. After all, it is obvious that there is an advantage to both parties, with the European citizen/patient the big winner. You know, that is important in these difficult economic times. Then why is there such an extreme delay in debating this important European trade issue, when the Council and the Commission have long spoken out very much in favour of it? The answer can be shockingly brief. The opponents in this Parliament, including the Chair of the Committee on International Trade, who is also the rapporteur, are responsible. They seem to have difficulty with a fundamental principle of democracy. If you are a serious parliament where there are differences of opinion, you simply vote on them and then faithfully accept the result. I sincerely hope that the plenary vote this evening will have the same result as the vote in the Committee on International Trade. As Chair of this Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Israel, my goal is fair, balanced and good relations between the EU and the Jewish state."@en1
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