Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-12-Speech-1-128"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:COM in the sugar sector2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010312.8.1-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-12-Speech-1-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; CONT (2000-07-03--2001-09-02)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Commission is making carefully-worded proposals to reform the common organisation of the market in sugar, pending a more drastic reform in 2003. Rapporteur Daul is right to reject these plans from the Commission. Liberalisation of the sugar market makes little sense if it does not benefit the consumer. Only the soft drinks multinationals and foodstuffs industry stand to gain from liberalisation. Those who lose out are the hundreds of thousands of European farmers who grow sugar beet. Whether or not developing countries will benefit from a market which is not protected is very much called into question. Now, a number of developing countries are allowed to export a fixed quota of sugar to the EU, for which they receive more money than on the global market. Ninety per cent of the costs incurred in the European sugar budget of EUR 800 million benefit these countries. When reforming the common organisation of the market in sugar, the Commission needs to look beyond liberalisation and compliance with the WTO rules. I would call on the Commission to carefully study the different scenarios and take enlargement into consideration before it presents us with new proposals in 2003."@en1

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