Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-16-Speech-1-145"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-01-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060116.17.1-145"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-01-16-Speech-1-1462
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Toussas2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-20--2006-12-31)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, with a uniform strategy the European Union and the United States of America, despite their antagonisms, have used the sixth ministerial conference of the WTO to step up exploitation of the peoples and the plundering of the wealth-producing resources of developing countries. Both the results of and the complete lack of transparency in the WTO negotiations are dangerous for the peoples. The WTO is proving to be an imperial organisation which serves the interests of the multinational groups of big business. The agreement which came out of Hong Kong strikes a serious blow at basic axes of the economy and countries' independence and sovereign rights in general. The agreement on agricultural products will speed up procedures to wipe out small and medium-sized holdings and, at the same time, will strengthen the monopolies. The agreement on non-agricultural products constitutes an insurmountable obstacle to industrial development in developing countries. At the same time, by opening the markets to natural resources, the consequences will also be disastrous for the environment. The so-called liberalisation of services – the Bolkenstein directive – which is being promoted through the WTO, will open up Pandora's box and the way for the full commercialisation of commodities such as water, health, education, transport and information, in a bid to increase the profits of the monopolies. However, the situation is unacceptable and cynicism breaks every boundary in the production and supply of drugs. This is a crime against humanity, given that over 30 000 people die every day, as victims of the exorbitant products of the international pharmaceutical industry, because they do not have access to drugs to combat major epidemics. This proves that agreements through the World Trade Organisation are simply cowardly ... ( )"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"The President cut off the speaker"1

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