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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Future of the textile agreement in WTO negotiations2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030618.8.3-100"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-18-Speech-3-1012
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Lage2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, some of my fellow Members have already commented that 2005 will be a key date for the textiles and clothing sector. The Commissioner’s speech soothed and calmed our worries, but did not banish them completely. The proposals and strategy he set out for us here today seem to be moving in the right direction. The European textiles and clothing sector has been tossed on many threatening and stormy seas. We must also remember that it was the first sector in Europe to be affected by the industrial revolution. This sector should be treated with care, not considered redundant, as occasionally seems to be the case in the discourse of certain Eurocrats and negotiators. For it is exposed to competition from products which, as we all know, are produced at minimal labour costs, in truly dire social conditions. Naturally, Commissioner, Portugal appears anxious and expectant, as do other European regions and countries. Some of my fellow Members have already said that this is a vital issue for Portugal, especially for northern areas of the country, and this point always bears repeating. Are other countries, such as France, for example, not worried by the liberalisation of agricultural markets? Does France not fight for the famous principal of cultural exception? Since that is the case, it should come as no surprise that other countries of the European Union, with very significant industries and sectors in social and economic terms, demand justice and the proper defence of their rights, and will not make exceptions. Encouraging poorer countries to develop is an ideal shared by all of us, particularly those on the left, such as myself. Not, however, to the detriment of the most vulnerable economies and poorest citizens in the European Union. That is false justice. The cost of the complete liberalisation of the textile industry will not be distributed fairly if the negotiations are badly managed by all countries and companies involved. Some will lose more than others, and the European spirit will be the weaker for it. I wish you every success in the negotiations, Commissioner. Moreover, when we are able to assess their results, we hope to be able to praise and applaud you as we have done in hope here today."@en1

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