Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-10-22-Speech-1-113"
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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the legislative proposal which we will be asked to vote on aims to achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment by establishing Community models for the sustainable use of pesticides and rules for placing them on the European market.
I believe that by supporting the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety’s proposal to reduce pesticide use by 20% in Europe, we are sending out a strong message. We must strengthen checks on the rational use of pesticides, and, most importantly, promote research into safer alternative methods of plant protection.
At the same time, the proposal for abolition of the system of zones and mandatory mutual licensing is a balanced position. In view of the concerns of farmers and industry, it seeks to enable Member States who so wish to implement higher levels of environmental protection in line with their local conditions.
Finally, let me mention the special need to protect secondary use. I call on you, ladies and gentlemen, to support the proposal to create a European fund for the promotion of research. We will thus guarantee the prosperity of farmers and maintain our special national products, which are part of European agricultural tradition and significantly boost the European agricultural economy."@en1
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