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"Mr President, I would like to voice my immense concern about possible imports of red fruit from Asia in 2005.
Poland has 450 000 farms producing red fruit. Last year, red fruit imports from Asia caused a disaster. Prices fell to a point where fruit was no longer even picked. Another year like that will spell the end for 200 000 farms. At five persons a family, that will mean a million people with no income this autumn: an unjustifiable social disaster. A farmer who loses his land and therefore his work also loses his home because he sells the land on which his house is built. He also loses his roots because he has to move far away to the town to look for work. However, there are no jobs to be had in the towns in Poland. Officially, 20% of the population are unemployed. Driven from their homes by an irresponsible economic policy, the sad truth is that farmers are highly likely to turn to crime.
Another consequence will be massive emigration to the west and a realisation that the idea that the European Union was based on the principle of Community preference was a colossal lie. If you want the Poles to reject the European Constitution, carry on importing red fruit from Asia, but have the honesty to tell the Polish farmers that no one is interested in their fate. At least that will be clear."@en1
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