Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2017-03-15-Speech-3-426-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2017-03-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Supply chain due diligence by importers of minerals and metals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20170315.26.3-426-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:David Martin2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, at the outset of this process ‘conflict minerals’ had the potential to live up to their name in our legislative scheme, but thanks to the good work of the rapporteur and the Commissioner, and indeed the flexibility of some of the Council Presidencies, the potential for conflict in the legislative process turned into cooperation. While not diminishing the work of others in this, I want to pay particular tribute to the work of the S&D shadow in this process, Maria Arena, who dug in right from the very beginning to make it clear that a voluntary scheme would not be effective, and that the only acceptable option for Parliament would be a mandatory approach. I am convinced we would not be here today if it was not for her determination. We also managed to take the Council proposal and broaden it to have a wider coverage of the supply chain and move it upstream. It is good that from now on citizens will know that, when they pick up their mobile phones, they are not indirectly financing conflict in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also good that at this time, given the lack of leadership coming from the United States on such issues, Europe is demonstrating that we are still a community of values and that we are prepared to export our values to elsewhere in the world. As the Commissioner herself said, and as other speakers have said, this part of a process now. This is not the end of the story. This is a beginning of the story of Europe making sure that our goods are traded in a fair way that defends human rights."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee (2014-07-14--2017-07-05)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question under Rule 162(8))"1 "David Martin (S&D )."1
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