Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-11-Speech-2-266"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:WTO meeting in Qatar (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011211.11.2-266"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-11-Speech-2-2672
lpv:speaker	lp:Arlindo Cunha2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (1999-07-21--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; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2003-09-30)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2003-09-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, it is too early to say who won or lost at Doha in terms of the agricultural COM, since the only issue there was agreement on an agenda and a timetable of negotiations. The winners for now were the developing countries, whose principal demands, including the demands of the ACP countries, were accepted in the text. The countries of the Cairns group and the United States saw enshrined in the text the principle of ongoing agricultural reform, improved market access and the gradual elimination of export subsidies. The European Union succeeded in ensuring that this reduction in export subsidies would not be automatic and had some of its main demands in terms of reinforcing the non-commercial elements of the agreement included in the text. Despite the relative optimism of the Community negotiators, the agreement did not include some of our fundamental demands. Multi-functional agriculture was not expressly referred to in the text and the strengthening of measures for the protection of geographic indicators was only defined clearly for wines. Furthermore, one thing was made crystal clear: the elimination, even the gradual elimination, of export incentives, will create strong pressure to reduce agricultural prices internally. It will therefore not be difficult to conclude that the next reform of the CAP, before 2006, will have to be more thorough than may have been hoped. Not just because of the cut in the guaranteed prices it will involve, but also and especially because of the qualitative change in the instruments of support for farmers so that, even without market support, they continue to have an income safety net. Doha was merely a starting point and much has still been left open. But let there be no illusions. Today, our commercial adversaries are fighting for an end to the supposedly more distorting support of international competition, but tomorrow they will want to impose an end to all types of agricultural subsidies, that is, the old story of the rings, the fingers and then the rest. It would not be fair to end without paying special tribute to our Commissioners for the courage and firmness they showed in these negotiations."@en1

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