Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-05-09-Speech-1-102-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-05-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110509.19.1-102-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-05-09-Speech-1-103-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianluca Susta2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-03-12)3 member; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; - (2011-04-28--2013-03-14)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2013-03-12)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2013-03-14)3 member; S&D (2010-10-06--2013-03-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, quite honestly, we do not understand why the majority of the Committee on International Trade were so adamant in wanting to put this matter forward for debate, only to then ask for it to be referred back to committee, a request that we reject. Both decisions are wrong; however, because of the time constraints, among other reasons, I intend to focus solely on the issue of merit, but only after voicing my full support for Mr Moreira’s speech. In this complicated world in which natural and man-made disasters are occurring all the time and in large numbers, we would be setting a dangerous precedent if we were to turn every humanitarian emergency into a review of trade policy. That is a slippery slope that could result in serious imbalances and, hence, unfair treatment of the poorest countries. Yet it is only through balanced, permanent and objective rules that those countries can reap the benefits of trade policy, which must not replace development cooperation. We know that any aid earmarked for Pakistan would not be used to help the people hit by the floods almost a year ago. We know with just as much certainty that it will be the European textile sector that mainly, if not exclusively, pays the price for this humanitarian aid. We cannot accept this unfair departure from trade policy rules because we are aware of the need to consider other factors, too, in our discussions. We all know that, as well as showing solidarity with Pakistan’s flood-hit populations, another fundamental reason for granting aid lies in the decision to support Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts. The grey areas that have emerged in recent days between the Pakistani authorities and al-Qaeda, and the Bin Laden affair itself, show how unreliable that country is. I believe that we must focus attention on this, just as we must focus attention on the major human rights issues that have emerged lately."@en1
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