Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2013-09-11-Speech-3-212-875"
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"en.20130911.33.3-212-875"2
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"Labour MEPs voted in favour of measures to limit the use of biofuels from food crops and for ILUC factors to be introduced to ensure that only sustainable biofuels count towards EU targets. Whilst the outcome of the vote did not go as far as Labour MEPs would have wanted, we nevertheless supported the final vote because Parliament did agree to ILUC factors (though later than we wanted) and to a 6 % cap. However, we are extremely disappointed that Parliament did not give a mandate to the rapporteur to enter into negotiations with the Council so that MEPs and Ministers could finalise this important law quickly. Delays make it extremely difficult to conclude this legislation before the 2014 elections. Conservative MEPs joined other right-wing groups in Parliament in blocking a negotiating mandate, despite the position of their own government which was in favour of a cap and ILUC factors. Once again they have let the country down on environmental issues. Labour MEPs would like to thank the thousands of constituents who contacted them about this important vote and are only sorry it did not have a better outcome."@en1
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