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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The rise in foodstuff prices, consumer protection (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071023.26.2-342"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-23-Speech-2-3432
lpv:speaker	lp:Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, it is a pleasure to see you again here in Parliament. As you know, we were surprised a few months ago by a change in the situation in the market for some agricultural products, which not long ago we believed to be unthinkable; an enormous pressure on supply, with the consequences that we have been seeing. This in turn caused a major disturbance in the livestock production sector, foreseeable consequences in the rise of consumer prices and not forgetting the FAO’s warning about the consequences for foodstuffs in many areas of the world that could result from this situation. Let us not forget that while in Europe we spend 10-20% of household incomes on food, there are societies where this item accounts for 90% of income or more, and it is easy to imagine what a price rise would mean to these vast populations that are already so deprived. Therefore we need to act, and act immediately; and I am very pleased that the Commission has acted swiftly – and well – by taking some palliative measures, reducing the set-aside for 2008 to zero. It is a shame we did not go further. There are other measures that could perhaps be adopted without additional cost to the Community budget, such as advance authorisation of payments to certain livestock farmers of the aid they are entitled to, who are of course doubly affected not only by rising prices, but also by having to deal with livestock diseases, such as ‘bluetongue’, and so I think we could go a little further just now. However, most of all we must go further in assessing and studying the situation so that we can quickly identify the measures that, in the short term, can be adopted in the immediate future. We naturally place our trust in the sensitivity of the Commissioner and the Commission in following up this concern of ours."@en1

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