Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-03-11-Speech-1-052"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:World social forum (Porto Alegre)/World economic forum (New York)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020311.4.1-052"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-11-Speech-1-0532
lpv:speaker	lp:Monica Frassoni2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 co-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Ecolo (Belgium) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the title of the World Economic Forum in Davos/New York was ‘Leadership in difficult times’, and that of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre was ‘Another world is possible’. People said that the former was a forum for a ruling class with no mandate, a sort of shadow cabinet for the globalised economy, and that Porto Alegre was nothing more, indeed, than a colourful, inconclusive jamboree. I, however, feel that, this year, some small degree of was achieved. The world’s leaders felt less sure of themselves and included subjects such as debt, poverty and sustainable development in their debates. The 51 000 people who took part in the Porto Alegre forum want to do more than just protest and are drawing up proposals in an attempt to influence decisions. This this loss of confidence in one-dimensional, pre-established solutions – and I would like to say here to Mr Watson that we Greens are not blinkered but are in favour of innovation – should be a major opportunity for an initiative from the European Parliament and the European Union in general. We are the only supranational directly elected legislative house in existence. The European Union is the only example of potentially innovative governance. Well then, the European Union must address both the 51 000 Porto Alegre protesters and the exclusive Davos club. As a Union, we must take an innovative, non-conformist approach to at least three issues. The first is the issue of sustainable development. The Johannesburg Summit is approaching: we are not satisfied with the initiatives the Commission is pursuing in this regard and we are concerned by the fact that sustainable development will not be discussed at all at Barcelona, or only very indirectly. The second is the age-old, pitiful question of development aid. It is very sad that we will not be going to Monterrey with a unified European Union position, and we are concerned – and displeased – by the failure to improve on the probable 0.4% of GDP in development aid. That is not the way to consolidate global governance. The third and final question is democracy. We know that there are entire States which are controlled by multinationals and that politics is yielding increasingly to pressure from the business world, and the Bush Administration is a daily testimony to this. As Europeans, how can we find another way? I believe it is our duty to do so."@en1
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