Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-10-Speech-1-087"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Authorisation of generic medicines at WTO level2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030210.8.1-087"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-10-Speech-1-0882
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)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) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioner, Mrs Plooij-van Gorsel is painting a very negative picture of developing countries. Fortunately, things are progressing at this moment, although diseases are progressing even faster. It is precisely this race, against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, that we must try to win. Attempts are actually being made to set up basic healthcare systems in many countries, in which, in fact no such things once existed, and the European Union must not be found wanting in this. It is the case that there was a time when treating people who became sick despite prevention – which, let us be honest, is not perfect even today – was an unachievable ideal. For the first time, however, there is hope that people – even those who are HIV positive – can in fact improve their lives and the quality of their lives if they have access to medicines. It is therefore of the utmost importance that you succeed in your assignment, Commissioner. All of us here in the European Parliament support you in your endeavour to ensure that disease can be overcome, even in countries which do not have the resources to do so themselves. The failure of Doha does, however, make us pessimistic. I hope that you will be able to tell us that we can revert to our own proposals, but I am also prepared to give your compromise a chance because I think that it is reasonable, although I find it too paternalistic. I think, though, that it is a minimum and I hope you are at least successful in that."@en1

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