Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-02-18-Speech-1-197"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-02-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU Market access for European Companies (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080218.26.1-197"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-02-18-Speech-1-1982
lpv:speaker	lp:Zbigniew Kuźmiuk2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-21--2009-02-04)3 member; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; UEN (2005-12-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-04-25--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as we take the floor in this debate we wish to draw attention to three issues. Firstly, it is essential for the European Union to adopt a firm and unambiguous stance in every situation in which the export interests of a Member State are threatened as a result of unfair practices by third countries. In this connection, we should recognise the stance adopted by the European Union in the case of the embargo preventing Polish meat and agricultural products from accessing the Russian market. Unfortunately, this stance towards Russia was only adopted after more than a year of restrictions by Russia on Polish exports, and after Poland used its veto to hold up preparations for the EU-Russia agreement. Secondly, opening up the Union’s markets to goods and services from third countries should be governed by the principle of reciprocity. The Union as a whole should therefore monitor whether exporters from third countries include in their manufacturing costs the contributions to be made to provide for compliance with environmental standards and social security for workers in their countries. European products will always be beaten by their competitors on the world’s markets if the aforementioned costs are not taken into account. Thirdly, great caution should be exercised when opening up the Union’s market for access of agricultural products from third countries. If the market is opened up fully many sectors of European agriculture will simply disappear, which would threaten Europe’s food security."@en1

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