Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-12-Speech-3-103"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030312.2.3-103"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-12-Speech-3-1042
lpv:speaker	lp:Jean-Claude Martinez2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Front national (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Services and, in particular, public services, are the key issue, not only because they represent two-thirds of European GDP, but also because they affect the very heart of the identity of a people and their culture. So should we privatise and commoditise the world’s public goods such as health, literacy, knowledge and water? According to the WTO, the answer is yes. Everything is a commodity. According to the European Commission, the answer is also yes, but a whispered yes, because, ideologically, Brussels subscribes to the philosophy of the ‘libertarians’ who believe in selling everything, even the police, the army and humanitarian affairs, through ECHO. People pretend that they want to preserve cultural diversity. It seems that culture and audio-visual media cannot be treated as commodities, while agriculture, which is the foundation of civilisation, has been in the hands of the market since the Uruguay Round. It has also been said that no liberalisation offer has been made by Europe in the fields of health, education or audio-visual media. However, US intellectual ‘fast food’ chains are already buying a university in Madrid. The audio-visual media of Berlusconi, Bouygues and Murdoch are a commodity. There is also water, which the former Director-General of the IMF, Mr Camdessus, says is a major factor in corruption, particularly in France with . The confidential nature of the negotiations, the uncertainty regarding the services concerned and the hair-splitting regarding the distinction between globalised trade and nationalised regulation makes GATS an agreement made behind the backs of the people."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lyonnaise des Eaux"1

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