Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-09-Speech-2-384"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agriculture2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040309.14.2-384"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-09-Speech-2-3852
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; UEN (2000-09-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in line with the basic principles for reforming the CAP, which was approved last June, common rules have been established for systems of direct aid for farmers. This proposal for a regulation consequently enshrines these principles for the olive oil, tobacco and cotton sectors and the proposal is examined by our fellow Member, Joseph Daul, whom I wish to congratulate on his work. I shall focus, however, on the consequences of this proposal for Portugal. As regards olive oil, the Commission appears to be unaware of the planting of 30 000 hectares of new olive groves with the right to production aid that the Council authorised in 1998. In fact, Portugal has drawn up a programme for planting these 30 000 hectares, which will take place from 2000 to 2006, and its implementation will run as set out in the programme. This proposal for a revision that the Commission has submitted, however, has destroyed this programme along with the expectations created for producers. As regards tobacco, the Commission proposal to totally decouple aid will cause farmers to swiftly abandon this crop in Portugal. This abandoning of production will have extremely damaging effects not only on employment in farming but also on the processing industry. With regard to cotton, a sector which has expanded substantially in recent years, the Commission proposal penalises production by around 30% which, when taken together with the inadequacy of production-related aid, makes this crop rather unattractive and provides few opportunities to reconvert it. Mr President, we are once again faced with a Commission proposal that fails to take account either of the specific characteristics of Portuguese farming and indeed of other regional forms of farming, or of the risks that farmers will desert farming altogether or of the unemployment-related social problems that go hand in hand with this process. This is once again unfairly penalising the income of our farmers and we cannot ... ( )"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"The President cut off the speaker"1

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