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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Schreyer, we do not have to be told that there is a very great deal of poverty in the world. Nor do we have to be told that women are hit harder by poverty than men. For many years, we have talked about development, aid and solidarity, but in practice far too little money has been made available. We in the rich part of the world have, however, obtained large amounts of money at the expense of poor people far away. This applies above all to the EU, to which I am nonetheless thoroughly proud to belong.
Poverty both within and outside the EU hits women harder than men. In and outside Europe, poverty is particularly widespread among women living in the countryside. When people can produce their own food, they have made at least a little progress in the fight against poverty.
How can we in Europe help women in the very poorest countries? For me, the answer is simple. A large proportion of the world’s farmers are, in actual fact, women, and the EU has a crucial role to play regarding the developing countries’ food supply. Our agricultural policy with its subsidies, including export subsidies, is a direct impediment to families in developing countries being able to produce food to sell and being able to export products to our part of the world.
Through our policy, we are excluding them. By subsidising our own producers, we are dumping the prices on their market. Our agricultural policy is a disgrace to the EU. As you know, the responsibility does not lie with this House. It is no secret that Europe’s Heads of State or Government bear responsibility for the fact that approximately half of the EU budget helps make the world’s poor still poorer. This reverse aid policy must be brought to an end.
Yesterday, Commission President-designate Barroso received a rebuff. The fact that, here in Parliament, we succeeded in getting our act together and clearly emphasising that we did not accept a Commission based on homophobia and misogyny is a great victory. We in Parliament have the opportunity to do much more. Hopefully, we shall also be able to do away with the shameful agricultural policy. Only then shall we be able to say that the European Union is doing something to combat poverty."@en1
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