Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-11-20-Speech-2-600-000"
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"Mr Staes, the point I made was about the amount of money they are losing in Europe, in their European operations. Globally, Ford are making profits. Because of the way they have restructured their operation in the United States they are doing relatively well there. We need Ford. We need strong partners in Europe. We need investors in Europe. That is why I made the point I did. We are not here to question their wisdom in how much they pay their chief executive globally, because Ford is a global business with plants all over the world. We have to decide what should happen and what is realistic in Europe.
My point is that the priority is to help the people affected, and not to make criticisms about salaries which are not actually going to help solve the problem. We should be helping people and showing them that we are going to help solve their problems and that we understand the agonies of plant closures. I have been there. The factory where I started my career has now closed. I go past there regularly and I see the empty buildings. I do not like that very much, but I have to accept that this is the reality of where we are today."@en1
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