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"Madam President, I must begin today by thanking my colleague Julie Girling for her excellent work on this report. She has expertly navigated this incredibly difficult issue, and I am hugely disappointed that the Committee on the Environment (ENVI) did not support her eminently sensible and highly laudable report.
The industry has many battles to face. The colony collapse crisis has been primary amongst these. While beekeepers battle to save their bees, we must battle to save their industry. In order to do this, we must support the Commission proposal and the amendments which designate pollen as a constituent of honey. The amendments proposed in the ENVI Committee would require labelling that indicates ingredients, which would tell the consumer that additions have been made to the honey. I need only hint at some of the arguments already put forward here tonight to show how unnecessary this would be and that it would only cause confusion to consumers.
I want to see the European production of honey increase. The EU has to consume more honey than anywhere else in the world. Honey producers must be able to capitalise on the markets right on their doorstep and should not be hindered or left unresolved by the fight over semantics between the EU institutions."@en1
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