Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-11-Speech-2-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071211.7.2-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-12-11-Speech-2-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Olle Schmidt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Folkpartiet liberalerna (2006-10-19--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Wine is a drink with an age-old tradition, a drink which belongs to European culture. the ancient Romans used to say. But wine is also an alcoholic beverage which is damaging to public health, in particular if it is consumed in copious quantities. Winegrowing is an important industry in many of the EU’s Member States and gives jobs and vitality to rural districts. I think of wine as a product which, to a large extent, should be able sell itself if it is of good quality. Hence the report’s proposals for substantial and increased support for its marketing are difficult to understand. It cannot be the responsibility of the European taxpayer to support the costs of Europe’s winegrowers so that they can sell products which could not compete in free market conditions. On the one hand, the EU talks about moderate drinking; on the other hand, it wants to sell more wine. The two things do not go together. Of course, the EU’s wine market needs to be reformed, but let us do it sensibly. Wine markets vary and, by tradition, function in different ways, and the desires and demands of the public in the EU also vary."@en1

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