Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-10-Speech-4-167"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050310.19.4-167"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-10-Speech-4-1682
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Today, this House is voting on the sugar sector’s market organisation, sugar subsidies and access to the market by the least-developed countries. In the debate between agriculture and development cooperation, two aspects were not given sufficient attention. The first one was sugar and public health. Diabetes has now become public disease Number One. It is a disease with debilitating symptoms and effects, and is also very expensive socially and economically. In addition, the consumption of sugar is a major factor in obesity, which is also an increasing public health problem. The EU was right to announce that – in cooperation with the WHO – it would fight obesity and diabetes. The consumption of sugar must be reduced, and the decline in the consumption of fruit and vegetables must be reversed, and so it is inconceivable that this House should commit to low sugar prices and that not one cent of subsidy should be available for fruit and vegetables. If we want to grant agricultural subsidies and keep prices down at all, we should do this for healthy products. The second aspect is Lisbon. The EU aspires to be the most dynamic and innovative economy in five years’ time. Everything should be geared towards that goal and sufficient means should also be freed up for this purpose. This House had fine things to say on this very subject only this week. It is difficult to see what contribution the sugar subsidies make to achieving the Lisbon objectives. Europe must grant farmers from developing countries full access to the market. I wholeheartedly support amendments to this effect. Needless to say, a sound scheme must be put in place for the European sugar farmers and for the workers in the sugar sector, but the long-term continuation of support for an unhealthy product and a sector that is somewhat resistant to innovation is inconsistent with this. We must stop this absurdity as quickly as possible. That in itself is sufficient reason to vote against the draft resolution."@en1

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