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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I consider the proposal of the PPE-DE Group that an own-initiative report should be drawn up on the fish processing industry was a good one. And, in light of the magnificent report that has been produced, I also welcome the fact that it was drafted by our rapporteur, Mrs Langenhagen, whom I wish to congratulate once again on her work.
As our rapporteur said, we feel that the Commission is not addressing the issue of this industry with the appropriate seriousness. The Green Paper is a clear example of this. This is why we expect more from the Commission in terms of its proposals, and I would say that this report is apt for that very reason.
The Langenhagen report addresses the problem as a whole. In 1998, we drew up a specific report on the canning industry – for which I had the honour of being rapporteur – but this report provides an update and, furthermore, encompasses the entire industry, including frozen products and the marketing aspects, as well as the products of aquaculture.
From Mrs Langenhagen’s report I should like to highlight her observations on both the global and European frameworks, taking account of enlargement.
In the first case, she considers the liberalisation of imports of raw materials, which is very important, and makes specific exceptions for sensitive products such as tuna loins. She also refers to quality, to the environmental and health and hygiene standards of European products compared to imports, in order to protect European consumers from labelling fraud, which has occurred in the cases of sardines and tuna.
At European level, as has been said, plans are being made to deal with the consequences of the candidate countries’ accession, but in a way that does not damage the industry in regions which are behind in economic terms, and which are currently experiencing difficulties.
Lastly, the report calls for our fisheries products to be promoted more vigorously and for more assistance with R+D to be given to our companies.
I wish to conclude by stating, on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party, that we will be supporting the three amendments tabled by the Group of the Party of European Socialists but that we shall be voting against Amendment No 4 by the Group of the European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party, because we feel that the text submitted by our rapporteur is better."@en1
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