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"Mr President, Commissioner, in my view, we should give very careful consideration to the causes and the effect. We are in danger of taking a very short-sighted view of complex economic and social developments and, with populist actions, unleashing a trade war with China. That is the last thing the European Union needs at present!
Yes, we need fair trade and fair production, but what has actually happened? As a result of cutbacks in the support schemes in Germany and other countries, the photovoltaic market was artificially constricted, resulting in increased competition. If this triggers a major dispute at the political level, we jeopardise the trade links of manufacturers of polysilicon, as well as putting exports in other sectors at risk. We also jeopardise the global supply of technologies that we urgently need for the transformation of our energy systems. Mr Jadot has already highlighted the challenges associated with renewable energies.
Our discussions about the EU budget and the positions of the EU Member States on drastic budget cuts also have implications for the issue that is the subject of this debate. We cannot achieve a solution through confrontation. We can only do so through cooperation. I would therefore urge the Commission to make arrangements as soon as possible, as time is really pressing, for a joint forum for European, US and Chinese manufacturers and to support networking between developers, producers and distributors in these three key regions."@en1
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