Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-11-Speech-3-279"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-05-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Doha Development Agenda2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050511.21.3-279"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-11-Speech-3-2802
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Martens2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2004-09-08--2007-01-14)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". The negotiations at the Doha Development Round are intended to give the economies of the developing countries a shot in the arm and also to give them a genuine place in the world economy. They are geared towards a fairer distribution in the world. In order to fight world poverty, we agreed on what we termed the millennium objectives for development. Sound trading conditions for developing countries can make a significant contribution, and this is what we should be aiming for in Hong Kong. There are a number of points I should like to raise, some of which the Commissioner has already mentioned. In our trading policy, we should be able to draw more of a distinction between the different developing countries. The discrepancies are too great for one uniform framework. There are strong and weak, large and small economies. There are countries with much and little scope for production and growth. We should be able to customise our policy more. That is why special and differential treatment of the developing countries should be one of the key items on the agenda in Hong Kong. There has been much talk about the consequences of the agreements in Hong Kong will have for the trade concessions that have been made to developing countries, which they fear will be eroded. I would ask the Commissioner to inform this House after the negotiations of whether they in fact have been. Thirdly, it seems that developing countries are still scarcely able to derive any real benefit from the opportunities that are given to them, and so I wish to highlight the importance of capacity-building and technical assistance. We must work hard on those aspects in order to reinforce the countries’ export and trading capacity. It is also important, where countries rely on one or two export products, to try to encourage them to diversify. I would now like to turn to export subsidies, which were already mentioned by the Commissioner, and whose adverse effects on the local markets are already known. We must work on a timeframe to phase out export subsidies as a matter of urgency. It is unfortunate that no end date has been stipulated in the text. Finally, the European Union has an important task in Hong Kong. We all know how the negotiations in Cancún went. This should not happen again. Finally, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his report, which is a sound one, and for the good cooperation."@en1

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