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dcterms:Date	"2012-11-20"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20121120.33.2-630-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Roberta Angelilli2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, first I would like to thank the Chair, Ms Sartori, for having requested this debate. The steel industry, which is fundamental for Europe, is experiencing a decline with widespread job losses. The main problem is imports from outside the EU. China is the leading supplier, although it is not alone: needless to say these countries have an unfair competitive advantage and have inadequate rules on environmental protection and workers’ rights. In general, outside the EU, rules on State aid and tariffs are varied and less restrictive, while energy costs are lower. Commissioner Tajani, clearly we are extremely confident in the strategy for the steel industry that you are working on, and I truly thank you, partly because on numerous occasions you have said that the EU must modernise the rules on State aid and competition. I would like to mention Terni in this regard: the Terni site is part of the industrial heritage not just of Italy but of the whole of Europe. The company is one of the world’s leading producers of stainless steel. It is renowned for its high-tech processes, rigorous quality control, pollution abatement and scrap metal recycling. The European antitrust authority, to avoid dominant positions, has authorised the sale of the Terni site, the Società delle Fucine company and the LBA2 production line, leaving the Tubificio di Terni company to the Finnish company. The site used to produce 1 200 000 tonnes of goods: steel pipes are the core business of the site and without this the company risks becoming uncompetitive and unattractive to potential buyers. This is a real concern. I would like to finish by asking, how can we guarantee a long-term, competitive industry without jeopardising current market share and employment levels? What strategies are there to reduce energy costs? Why can we not introduce quality certification for steel products?"@en1
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