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"Mr President, the process of world trade liberalisation is approaching the crucial phase. We in this House are treated more as observers than actors, but we care for the welfare of our citizens as well as for poor people elsewhere.
Although the predominant idea guiding this process is that of helping the least developed countries of the world, it is also our responsibility to consider the status and development of poorer and weaker new Member States of the EU. The case of sugar has provided an example of an unjust trade agreement that attributes more export freedom to French and German sugar producers than to Polish farmers. The latter clearly cannot be happy about that.
Full liberalisation would, at least under current socio-economic conditions, mainly benefit strong companies and leading groups rather than weaker ones. Therefore, balanced decisions on making the market a free stage are needed, with a distinction being drawn between the least developed countries, developing countries or emerging economies, and the developed countries.
My other point relates to prospective new members. The WTO must carefully scrutinise the criteria being applied. Otherwise, international trade is liable to be shaken by events such as the current issue of Russian import barriers on agricultural products from Poland.
The belief that the free market is a magic wand that can equalise living standards across the globe needs to be tempered with an awareness of the specific economic and social conditions and political barriers that exist in many countries. I would like to see the free market making the people richer, and I stress ‘the people’, not trade and manufacturing consortia."@en1
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