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"Despite the fact that the UN has declared the years 2010-2020 to be the decade of biological diversity and the European Union considers the protection of biological diversity to be one of its very important priorities, it is regrettable that the EU, as the spokesperson for global environmental protection, has itself been unable to fulfil the objectives it set in 2010. We have a habit of pointing our fingers at developing countries, but this time we should look in the mirror. Neither is it a solution for us to move the worst-polluting factories of European industry to developing countries and then report that the situation is improving. Planet Earth is the common home of all humans, and the activities of every people and every country influence and affect us all, regardless of geographical location. There are direct and mutual connections between biological diversity and climate change, and we must approach the solution of such questions on a global level. In order to ensure that the European Union’s objectives on protecting biological diversity are achieved, different spheres of life must increasingly be involved, and increasing importance must be assigned to the evaluation of environmental impact. European agricultural policy certainly has one of the most important roles to play in implementing these objectives, and so I am glad to see that this has been taken into consideration in the next reform of the common agricultural policy. I concur with the areas of concern and proposals noted in the report, and for that reason I voted in favour."@en1
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