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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-06-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080616.27.1-227"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-06-16-Speech-1-2282
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogdan Golik2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; - (2007-12-17--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2008-10-22)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-12-01--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-09-21--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, according to the resolutions passed by the European Union, most Member States concentrate their aid activities on subsaharan Africa, which also includes the states of West Africa. This region has the greatest development needs. Poland, too, supports the European Union’s standpoint as regards development policy and supports the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals in this region. There is growing support in Polish public opinion for aid to developing countries. Last year this stood at 77%. At the same time we are aware of the need to increase the efforts made by individual Member States to fulfil their obligations and to increase the cohesiveness and effectiveness of European development policy. At present a very important issue, in view of the existing divisions here, is the preparation of a common standpoint of the European Union and of the Parliament for the conferences in Accra and Doha. Africa, as a region with the largest number of developing countries, has little experience of protecting its own biological resources. On the other hand, it is very important for Europe to have access to African mineral resources, and this is a policy that it is pursuing together with China and the Russian Federation. It is vital for European partners to improve their commercial attractiveness and to make development aid less dependent on democratic reforms in Africa. In particular, access to EU food markets is important to African nations. We should give them this access, before Brazil, the USA or Australia. What is needed is greater complementarity, cohesion and coordination in the aid programmes of the EU and of individual Member States. As regards the use of natural resources in West Africa, it is necessary to have an effective system for assessing the extent of this use, as well as better controls over it. I would like to thank Mr Schmidt for drawing attention to all these issues."@en1

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