Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-14-Speech-3-376"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conversion of vessels and of fishermen dependent on the fishing agreement with Morocco2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011114.15.3-376"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-14-Speech-3-3772
lpv:speaker	lp:Arlindo Cunha2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 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)3,3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2003-09-30)3,3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2003-09-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the proposal that the Commission is putting forward is to be welcomed but needs improving. I shall highlight three aspects in this regard: the first is that there is no sense in the rigidity that the draft regulation imposes regarding the percentage of the funding to be allocated to each type of measure. What would make sense would be to allow each Member State the flexibility, within the overall envelope, to allocate these funds according to its own needs, with clear rules. For instance, in the case of Portugal, funds for destroying vessels should be reduced and funds for restructuring some of these ships and for the social part should be increased. Secondly, an envelope of this kind should also include funding for the economic conversion of the areas most affected by fishing, and include in this compensation framework collateral activities such as the processing industry. This would mean, right from the outset, that the financial envelope would need reinforcing, which unfortunately has not happened in this proposal by the Commission, which even so is arguing about certain problems of budgetary procedure. The third aspect I should like to highlight is that, in the Commission’s view, the aim of this aid is essentially to close a chapter in the common fisheries policy, which was the agreement with Morocco, without making the effort which I believe was needed to expand the fishing possibilities for these countries in third countries’ waters, and without duly providing for measures, which again were needed, to help these companies become more international more easily. The Committee on Fisheries has tabled some amendments, and I should like to pay tribute to the rapporteur, who has made such an effort in this process. We, ourselves, have also tried to do our part with amendments that will clearly improve this proposal where it has gaps. As Mrs Fraga Estévez said, since there was no political ability to negotiate at the right time, I hope that there will now be dignity in the answers we are going to give to the fishermen affected. I also hope that this House will approve the proposal by the Committee on Fisheries and that the Council will do the job it has to do."@en1

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