Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-133"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.22.2-133"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-1342
lpv:speaker	lp:Frank Vanhecke2
lpv:spokenAs	member; NA (2004-07-20--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Vlaams Belang (2004-11-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I am in complete agreement with the previous two speakers. It is true that whilst the extent of civilisation of a society is partly defined by the way in which people in that society treat animals, I am also convinced that farmers, in this case the chicken farmers in our countries, should certainly not be accused of cruelty or insensitivity towards those animals. I would, above all, though, draw your attention to the fact that our European companies have to face unreasonable competition from meat imports from non-European countries, such as Brazil and Thailand, where totally different standards apply to such things as stocking densities, food safety, retracing, the use of animal meal and antibiotics. The European broiler chicken farmers certainly do not want to return to an era where ‘anything goes’, and are prepared to breed in an animal- and environmentally-friendly manner, provided that all the imported meat complies with the same standards, which, at present, is unfortunately not the case. It is sad to say, but we are actually leaving our own European breeders high and dry."@en1

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