Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-306-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20121023.17.2-306-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-10-23-Speech-2-307-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Hannu Takkula2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; CULT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as European decision-makers, we must always remember the European values, which are democracy, human rights, freedom of opinion and the principles of the rule of law. The European Union also has one key concept of the internal market and the four freedoms. It is also very important for us to ensure that barriers to trade are removed. The Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) is a purely technical trade agreement that will remove barriers to trade. I find it worrying that some people here wish to politicise this agreement. That is wrong. I understand that there are anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli forces at work here that wish to politicise this matter, but let us go back to the basics – this is a technical and commercial agreement of great benefit to Europe. European taxpayers and citizens need cheaper, top-quality medicines and good medical supplies, and we need this agreement in order to be able to respond to these challenges. I hope that this agreement will be voted through today. I am truly worried about this political environment. I remember that Europe has a history in which, when anti-Semitism started to foment sometime during the 1930s, the first thought was that people should not be allowed to buy from Jews. Look where that led. Some people want to express a slightly similar thought, namely that trade with Israel should cease, even though this is a technical agreement that will benefit all Europeans. I therefore hope that we will clearly vote in favour of the ACAA today."@en1
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