Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-04-Speech-3-087"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fisheries2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021204.5.3-087"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-04-Speech-3-0882
lpv:speaker	lp:Marit Paulsen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2003-04-29)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-02-17--2002-12-17)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to praise Commissioner Fischler for his insightful comments when introducing this debate, for we know that the environmental situation faces catastrophe when it comes to fishing and sustainability. This does not just apply to cod and white fish. All the scientists are afraid that we are fishing most of our fish species to extinction. We have to remember that, without fish, there would be no fishermen, there would be no economy and there would be no fisheries policy. What we are also in the process of losing is a very important coastal and fishing culture in almost all European countries, which is possibly the worst catastrophe as far as we are concerned. We cannot continue fishing in this way, however. We bear responsibility not only for those living today but also for the future of our children and our grandchildren. In its decision, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy also addressed the fact that we rich Europeans buy – for considerable sums it is true, but still for small change – fishing rights from poorer countries. What are we really doing there? What are our plans for sustainability? What readiness is there to help the poor coastal fishermen on Africa’s coastline? Do we have the right to behave as colonially as we are actually doing when it comes to fishing agreements with developing countries? There are a lot of pretty words on paper, but what does it look like in reality? We have fished ourselves into a catastrophe. For God’s sake, do not let us also fish the poor to the brink of catastrophe too."@en1

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