Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-05-17-Speech-1-160"
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"Mr President, I think it is good that we have a discussion on a topic which affects every citizen, because almost every citizen becomes a consumer and a purchaser of textile products.
The labelling is also very important. I remember being bemused several times in my own country years ago to pick up a product and see written on it ‘
’ – ‘Produce of Ireland’, then you could peel off the label and underneath it was ‘Made in China’; in other words, consumers had been conned.
Now we have come a long way since then, but we need to go further. The points made particularly by Lara Comi regarding products from third countries are very important. We have been far too stringent regarding our own countries, and not so with third countries. This also refers to the agricultural sector, and the upcoming Mercosur proposals, in particular, bear that out. So I welcome that.
Finally, the suggestion about having the same sizes right across the European Union is a very good one. It will make it much easier for people to purchase and also create a sense of European union without creating the superstate that the good Earl is somewhat concerned about."@en1
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