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"Mr President, the Commission wishes to help combat the problem of rising food prices in developing countries and intends to fund those countries to the tune of EUR 1 billion.
This will finance the purchase of seeds and other supplies to increase agricultural production, feed the population, cut inflation and reduce food prices.
It is politically and morally right that we should help developing countries, but we should be well advised to take a corresponding initiative to assist European farmers. They have been hit just as hard by the increase in food prices and much else, because this money should be seen as savings from the reduction in costs under the common agricultural policy (CAP).
I therefore propose that a large part of the EUR 1 billion should be used to assist European farmers who are facing a great many problems.
To conclude, let me express my serious concern over the proper use of money to be given to these countries; the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have no model for rural development, and no inspection system. I fear that the money will be lost in the bureaucracy of international organisations without ultimately bringing any benefit."@en1
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