Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-03-08-Speech-2-368-000"
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"en.20110308.22.2-368-000"2
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"The British Conservative Delegation strongly supports the principle of free trade. Free trade creates prosperity and free trade will make a vital contribution to the recovery of the European economies. We believe that this report places too much emphasis on protecting EU agricultural markets from outside competition and not enough emphasis on exporting production standards. EU farmers are required to meet stringent environmental and animal welfare standards, for which they are, in part, compensated through the subsidy system. However, products imported into the EU from third countries very often do not conform to those same high standards. Closing EU borders to agricultural products from third countries is not the answer.
The EU should actively seek to export its strong animal welfare and environmental standards around the world, notably through more open international markets, rather than focusing on defensive, protectionist solutions. For this reason, the British Conservative delegation voted against this report."@en1
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