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"Mr President, I should like to begin by congratulating my colleague, Mr Caspary, on this very good report.
Due to the fact that globalisation imposes unprecedented changes, the European Union must today carry out the necessary reforms that will enable it to get the very most out of globalisation. One of these reforms is based on the adaptation of European trade policy to the challenges of competitiveness. We must, in fact, put an end to the rationale that draws a parallel between, on the one hand, globalisation, and, on the other, the decline in European manufacturing and job losses.
Europe must be able to become an area of synergies and of industrial cooperation. To achieve this, everything hinges on its attractiveness, specialisation and defence. Europe must therefore conduct policies promoting an environment that is conducive to the spirit of enterprise, production and job creation. As the key actors in these policies, SMEs must therefore have easy access to public contracts, as we note already happens in the United States. If they are to be more comprehensive, more integrated and focused on the future, these policies must not abandon the agricultural sector, which is a strategic trade instrument of the European Union, not a bargaining chip. It would have been timely, moreover, for this communication to have made reference to the agricultural sector, just as it makes reference to the services sector and to high value added goods.
In parallel with this proactive attitude, Europe must also be a protector. The performance of the European Union in relation to the emerging economies is today compromised by a lack of reciprocity concerning market access conditions and by the proliferation of unfair trade practices. Faced with this loss of pace, Europe must adopt a more resolute stance. It must thus be able to protect itself from economic, social and environmental dumping by means of trade defence instruments, which are at present the only stopgap measures there to make up for the absence of internationally-recognised trade rules. As we can see, the external competitiveness of the European Union will be guaranteed and this, by means of its ability to attack and to defend itself."@en1
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