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"Mr President, we are discussing a report that the Commission presented when the occasion arose on the strategy for tackling a matter of special importance, namely, the volatility of prices of raw materials and the increase in demand for raw materials on the part of developing countries, especially China.
For my group’s part, we wish to express our thanks for the Bütikofer report and to say that to a very large degree we share the views expressed in it because we consider that it develops, brings into focus and adopts a truly satisfactory approach to raw materials and the strategy for their use, access and development. In that sense, we think that the report we are debating adopts a balanced approach to access to raw materials both within and outside the EU, raw materials which are fundamental and critical. We think that adequate emphasis is placed on the importance of using sources of raw materials efficiently, and that a number of very interesting proposals are put forward for improving recycling practices in the EU.
In addition, I would like to point out on behalf of my group that in our opinion, bearing in mind that maintaining growth is fundamental, the issue should not be tackled from the point of view of reducing consumption. Economic growth must be maintained and promoted and, accordingly, what we need to consider are policies for efficient use of these raw materials and policies that truly incentivise rational use of the same. Likewise, we believe that the impact on speculation will be positive because, as a result of the transparency measures proposed by the Commission, we will face a more transparent market than the one in which we find ourselves today and, accordingly, one with reduced scope for speculation."@en1
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