Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-11-17-Speech-3-169"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:WTO Millennium Round (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991117.6.3-169"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-17-Speech-3-1702
lpv:speaker	lp:Franz Turchi2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-11-11--1999-12-16)3 member; UEN (1999-07-22--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Alleanza nazionale (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, first of all I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for the excellent report that we have all read. In my opinion, the Millennium Round is taking place at a very special time for the European economy, and the international economy in particular. Indeed, globalisation is now a subject that is discussed on a daily basis. It has lead to the free market and to victory over any economic theory. Having said that, I do not mean that we have a perfect market and, precisely for this reason, being aware of both the benefits and the corruption, we must seek to establish standards and regulations by means of agreements such as those proposed by the WTO in order to insure all of us against excesses of any type. Just think of the financial speculation that can overwhelm entire geographical areas, reducing them to poverty or even causing institutional upheaval. Having said that, the WTO round of negotiations is not being used to create something that is supranational, as is often feared, something that circumvents international rights or does not want to let the free market fluctuate, but it is being used to set out, in particular, specific rules for all of us, at the same time safeguarding certain fundamental rights such as the right to health, education and social duties in a framework that protects the rights of each individual citizen. However, as far as the prices of products and services are concerned, we must ask for not only a tariff reduction but, above all, we should also make a request in terms of the quality of the products and services themselves, as a means of protecting small and medium-sized enterprises. This will be increasingly important in the future, and there is also the increasing need to emphasise the central importance of agriculture within individual economies, and – and this is stressed in the report, but increasingly, each one of us needs to press forward resolutely with this – to protect small and medium-sized enterprises with appropriate legislation. If we manage to comply with these obligations and improve quality of life with sustainable development, both in economic and environmental terms, we will have laid strong foundations for a better society in the next millennium."@en1

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