Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-18-Speech-4-132"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031218.4.4-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-18-Speech-4-1332
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3,3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	". The ever-worsening fish shortages in European seas make concluding agreements with former European colonies in Africa an attractive proposition. The EU pays those poor countries in order to give modern European fishing vessels the opportunity of removing large quantities of fish from the adjacent seas. Although this is a welcome source of income for those countries in the short term, it is not a solution in the longer term, and hinders the development of a local modern fishing industry. By the time those countries are capable of starting such a form of fisheries, those seas too will be fished empty by fishermen from far away. Quite apart from my general criticism of such neo-colonial fishing agreements, I have in this case another objection. The Cote d’Ivoire that used to be relatively rich thanks to cacao exports has meanwhile been rent asunder by a civil war. The animosities between ethnic groups give us little reason to expect that a peace agreement will be adhered to. Reunification and a government that can wield power effectively are unlikely prospects. As in other war situations, this makes it possible to plunder fish stocks in the coastal waters to a greater extent than had been agreed. I therefore support the amendment to suspend the agreement until such time as the civil war is over. A rejection of this amendment is for me cause to vote against."@en1

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