Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-14-Speech-3-203"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Foot-and-mouth disease2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010314.7.3-203"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-14-Speech-3-2042
lpv:speaker	lp:Proinsias De Rossa2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I want to thank the Council and Commission for coming in response to Parliament's decision on Monday to have this debate. The food industry in Ireland and now in Europe as a whole is reeling under the impact of the foot-and-mouth catastrophe, but it is wrong to demonise any one country for this outbreak. It is particularly silly for a minister of a state which exports 90% of its produce to do so. It could have happened in any one of our countries, given the intensive subsidy-driven nature of European farming, which involves the constant movement of livestock from farm to farm and indeed from country to country. I am not convinced that partial or reasonable bans on the movement of livestock are an adequate response at this stage in the development of the outbreak. In practice I would have to say that no country is likely to import animals from any country where the disease has been identified – and indeed who would blame them? It has also been repeated that this is not a human health crisis. Also, the farming sector is not the only victim of this crisis. Food industry workers, the tourism industry, sporting events and everyday social life are all victims of the efforts to stop the spread of the disease. While that has been acceptable up to now, we must not dismiss out of hand a review which balances the costs involved in continuing with the current approach and its impact on other key industries and on the freedom of citizens to get on with their lives. Finally, when the anger and recriminations have died down, we must get to grips with a reform of the common agricultural policy. European consumers are now more interested in safe food, food that is produced in an environmentally friendly way, and indeed food at affordable prices. But they are no longer interested in dirt-cheap food, regardless of how it is produced or with hidden unacceptable health risks."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; PETI (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"De Rossa (PSE )."1

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