Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2015-10-05-Speech-1-217-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2015-10-05"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20151005.14.1-217-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2015-10-05-Speech-1-218-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Seán Kelly2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I rise tonight to ask the Commission to ensure that there is fair competition, particularly for indigenous companies that are trying to expand across Europe and avail of the single market. For instance, a company from my own country, Supermac’s, was founded by Pat McDonagh a number of years ago and now has 100 outlets in Ireland, employing about 3 000 people, but when it tried to expand abroad it came up against the multinational giant McDonald’s, which is challenging firstly its right to use the name ‘Mac’. There are millions of Macs around the world, so surely McDonald’s should not have the sole right to that brand. Secondly, the same McDonald’s is under investigation at European level for tax avoidance – allegedly EUR 3.7 billion – and this is being used to keep competition at bay. It is very important that we establish fair competition and a level playing field for all businesses, and that all businesses pay their fair share of tax."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; INTA (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Seán Kelly (PPE )."1
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