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"Ladies and gentlemen, I recommend that you do not approve the three reports dealing with the reform of the sugar regime. This is a reform that works against the growth, rural employment and economy of the least developed regions of the European Union and, as such, against the Lisbon Strategy as well.
The reform is not improved sufficiently even by the better amendment proposals contained in Mr Fruteau’s reports, and it will lead to the European Union losing its unique chance to play a leading role in the liberalisation of agrarian trade within the WTO framework. This is highly regrettable, because the assumption of a leading role in this issue would enable us to achieve our objectives in negotiations on the liberalisation of trade in non-agricultural commodities.
The main problem is that, rather than relying on natural market forces to correct the current over-bureaucratised regime, the reform employs a new array of untried, non-market and complex administrative restrictions. Neither quantity nor price regulation, for instance, are used in the trade in more important commodities, such as flour or cereals.
The need for a different type of reform is further prompted by the profound changes in the economics of bioenergy. For these reasons, I have already submitted proposals for a market-based regulatory system to the relevant authorities. On the question of the Fruteau reports, the House should give its support, in particular, to the recommendation of the AGRI committee, under which the Council would never be allowed to conclude a final political agreement without consulting the European Parliament. Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your support."@en1
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