Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-07-10-Speech-4-207"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-07-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080710.16.4-207"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-07-10-Speech-4-2082
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	"I would like to express the hope that the six months of the French Presidency will be marked by fruitful, effective work for the good of all citizens of a united Europe. I should like at this juncture to stress the considerable significance of agriculture for the European Community. In Poland, for example, in 2005 over 17% of employed people were working in agriculture. The agricultural issue is of indirect importance to Member States – here I am chiefly thinking of the problem of food security in the context of rising food product prices on the world markets. I hope that the French Presidency will bring a solution to several disputed questions relating to the European agricultural model. Europe does not have such a good climate or agrarian conditions to be able to give up support for its farmers altogether. The cost of producing meat, milk or cereals will always be higher on our continent than in South America, the United States or Australia. We need to bear in mind that these countries too support their farmers. My view is that higher agricultural product prices are creating a development opportunity for European agriculture. There is a danger, though, that the additional income will be intercepted by intermediate agencies; in other words, a rise in food prices causes a disproportionate rise in the cost of the agricultural production method. The result is that the surplus income is absorbed by intermediate agencies. Agriculture continues to be an important economic sector. The conditions under which it currently functions have changed, but the main priorities – ensuring a decent level of income for farmers and food security – are still there."@en1

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