Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-22-Speech-2-033"
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"Madam President, first of all, I should like to congratulate the rapporteur on his even-handed report, which can count on my support during tomorrow’s vote.
As rapporteur for EU-China relations, I was particularly interested in the paragraphs on trade relations with the People's Republic, but I was taken aback by the wording in paragraph 44, because I certainly do not see China as the most obvious illustration of a country that has had a positive impact on trade liberalisation and has actively participated in global and competitive markets. In fact, to judge by the long list of concerns and points of difference that follows, the rapporteur shares my view on this.
Quite apart from the problems in the social and environmental fields, and our concerns about the protection of European intellectual property, I should also like to make a point of mentioning the inadequate access that is being gained by European companies to the Chinese market and dumping practices in China, something which is also harmful to European industry. After all, the Chinese are protecting their own market from foreign competition whilst giving their own manufacturers undue preference.
An open economy in a globalising world is often – and erroneously – confused with an economy without barriers. Fortunately, the rapporteur has not opted to do so. In paragraph 17 of his report, Mr Gaspari is right to refer to the damage incurred by the European economy at the hands of countries that flout trade rules. As a reaction, the European Union should protect itself against unfair trade practices.
I would therefore urge the Commission to spell out, both within and outside of a WTO context, that the Union does not tolerate unfair behaviour. This means, however, that the EU must also be prepared to put actual sanctions in place by means of adequate trade protective instruments, not resulting from a protectionist knee-jerk reaction, but from the realisation that in some cases, only sanctions will help guarantee a level playing field for the EU’s industries."@en1
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