Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-13-Speech-1-104"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of chickens kept for meat production (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060213.11.1-104"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-13-Speech-1-1052
lpv:speaker	lp:Ioannis Gklavakis2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-22--2007-03-14)3 member; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too should like to congratulate Mr Berman on his report. I wish to clearly state from the outset that I am in favour of a decent life for animals, for all animals in general and for chickens in particular. To look at the bigger picture, I say that this demonstrates our humanity towards all our fellow inhabitants of this planet. However, we must accept that, as has already been said, all this increases the cost of production in the European Union. On the other hand, of course, we allow chickens to come in from third countries; we allow everything to come in except weapons. In this way, we are causing European poultry farmers to close their poultry farms. This is unfortunate on two counts: both for the poultry farmers, a class for which we should show solidarity, and for the chickens, because we shall arrive at the point, in a few years' time, where chicken products will be imported from third countries which are produced without any protection as regards a decent life for the animals. Unless we want to be hypocrites, we must find a way of controlling the living conditions of chickens in third countries; otherwise we should not permit imports. Labelling, which Mr Kyprianou, referred to, is a very good idea, we think it is an excellent idea and we want to proceed towards this sector, but we also need to think about subsidising poultry farmers for the costs relating solely to the measures we impose on them. Otherwise, we shall also wipe out poultry farmers and the poultry we bring in from abroad will have been raised under much worse conditions. Besides, it is not a crime for us to protect poultry farmers, a class which is asking for our solidarity."@en1

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