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dcterms:Date	"2015-05-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments - 2014/0014(COD) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20150527.9.1-083-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-05-27-Speech-1-084-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Matt Carthy2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I want to thank Mr Tarabella and my fellow shadow rapporteurs for their work on this report. The proposal to streamline two separate schemes – the school milk scheme and the fruit and vegetables in schools scheme – makes sense. The promotion of healthy eating among children is an important and laudable objective. In reality, it should be said that Member States should not need an EU scheme to prioritise initiatives aimed at making children healthier but, recognising that these schemes are in place, Parliament should be using our efforts to make sure the schemes are as uncomplicated as possible and as fair as possible. Funds should be allocated in proportion to the number of children in each country, and should be targeted at promoting local produce. The promotion of fresh produce and especially the consumption of fresh milk, which is in decline, should be prioritised. The principle of subsidiarity should mean that the key decisions should be made at national and regional level as it is here that the needs of local communities can be best addressed. I have to say that I have a fundamental disagreement with some of the committee amendments which would see more funds being spent on advertising EU involvement in the scheme rather than on promoting healthy living. The scheme, in my view, is at risk of becoming a very expensive and elaborate PR exercise if these amendments are passed, and I do not believe that this would be the most beneficial use of funds. On the other hand, amendments that we put forward would allow the scheme to be fair while minimising the wastage of public funds and increasing flexibility at national level. I look forward to the ongoing debate."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 member; AGRI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Matt Carthy,"1 "on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group"1
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