Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-11-Speech-2-749-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2012-09-11"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120911.43.2-749-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-09-11-Speech-2-750-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Albert Dess2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2010-01-18--2014-06-30)3 substitute; INTA (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3 member; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Ms Reding, ladies and gentlemen, a secure supply of sugar for the European market must be the top priority of European sugar policy. The reform of the sugar regime in 2006 made the European Union dependent on imports, at least in part. Ms Reding has just mentioned the figures. The result of the reform is that imports amounting to 15% of consumption are now needed on a permanent basis. However, after the imports fell below expected levels because of poor harvests in some important sugar producing countries and the resulting rise in world market prices, the Commission has, in my opinion, taken the right measures. It has made importing additional amounts of sugar easier. More than 500 000 tonnes have been imported without duty being paid. It has also enabled domestic producers of sugar and isoglucose to sell part of their non-quota production on the food market. The amount in this case is also 500 000 tonnes. Against this background, it is clear that the Commission has achieved the balance referred to in the questions. I very much support what Ms Reding has said in this respect. The sugar market regime has the necessary instruments to secure the supply and to guarantee a fair balance across the different interests. The risk of redundancies has been mentioned, in particular, by the first speaker, and I would like to refer to what Mr Tarabella said. Thousands of jobs were lost during the reform of the sugar regime. In my constituency in the Upper Palatinate area of Germany, one of the oldest sugar refineries in Europe was closed with the loss of hundreds of jobs. Our goal must not be to ensure that every single job is secure, despite the fact that I regret every redundancy. Instead, we must ensure that there is a balance. I believe it will be good for the sugar regime reform to be extended until 2020."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 149(8))"1
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