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"If we do not take effective action to contain recent bee mortality, this phenomenon could have an irreversible impact on our food production and on environmental stability in Europe. The wellbeing of bees is beneficial for the entire ecosystem. I will quote two simple statistics: around 84% of plant species and 76% of food production in Europe are dependent on pollination. That is what we were looking to protect in today’s vote. It is important for new, more flexible rules to be drawn up to facilitate the distribution of suitable veterinary products and increasingly effective vaccine research. Furthermore, I think all the Member States will have to bring in monitoring systems on imports of animals from third countries so as to avoid exotic illnesses or parasites entering the EU. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that beekeeping provides a source of income for around 600 000 European citizens. I hope, therefore, that Europe will do more to support this key sector, not only economically, but also in environmental terms."@en1
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