Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-17-Speech-3-159"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Poor countries’ debt2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000517.9.3-159"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-17-Speech-3-1602
lpv:speaker	lp:Inger Schörling2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Miljöpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I think we all agree how completely absurd it is that many of the world’s poorest countries sometimes pay more in interest and for debt management than they receive in aid. There are at least two questions which I think must be answered. The first is: how can the EU and the G7 nations, together with other Western countries, comply with their commitments so that these do not merely become empty promises? In spite of what the Council and the Commission have said, it is, of course, a fact that, notwithstanding the praiseworthy initiative that has been taken, the G7 countries have not so far, unfortunately, taken measures to comply with that initiative. All that has happened so far is that the debts of a mere three developing countries have been written off to the tune of 0.25 per cent. That is naturally not enough. Even those EU countries which have said that they wish to write off the debts have not appropriated funds in their budgets for this purpose. On occasions, the funds concerned have been taken from the areas of cooperation and development. The most important question of all is: how can it be ensured that the resources are properly used in developing countries? The Council responded by saying that it was not in favour of that kind of control. However, the EU, the IMF and the World Bank have, of course, established criteria in other contexts, so why should we not be able to establish criteria to ensure that, for the people, the result of debt cancellation really will be…"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut the speaker off)"1

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