Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-585-500"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121023.45.2-585-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-23-Speech-2-585-7502
lpv:speaker	lp:Elisabetta Gardini2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2012-05-24--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-12-16)3
lpv:translated text	"In the current economic environment, with high unemployment and a sharp fall in investment, assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be a priority of the European Parliament. Easier access for SMEs to the US market could improve the situation of many of our businesses. Although for decades now the United States has been Europe’s main trading partner, barriers persist, mainly in the form of non-tariff measures, (such as quotas, subsidies and monopolies) that prevent the potential of the relationship from being fully exploited. An EU-US agreement leading to the removal of these barriers would represent a major step forward in transatlantic trade relations and would open up a market for European enterprises. I hope that any free trade agreement will offer better protection for products and greater efforts on the part of the United States in the anti-counterfeiting area. Imitation that misleads consumers causes great damage to our producers, in particular the Italian agro-food industry."@en1

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