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Vi må fortælle dem, at de også er meget afhængige af os. For eksempel på hele fødevareområdet er vi deres største marked.
That is the Achilles' heel of the European Community.
Hvis de rammer os, vil vi ramme dem!
We should call a spade and say that our performance leaves much to be desired.
Jeg afviser det synspunkt, at vi må ændre alting i Fællesskabet for at stille amerikanerne tilfreds.
We are not, in fact, a true community unless we get rid of this protectionism between Member States.
Det er ikke på den måde, vi vinder slaget. Jeg ønsker ikke en handel skrig.
I know this is the Commissioner's ambition.
Tredje sag er beskyttelsesklausulerne, som De forene de Stater vil have afskaffet hos andre, men selv vil opretholde, endog for at udbygge dem når lejlighed byder sig.
Presidents and prime ministers have come here and spoken fine words to us.
GATT må ikke re geres af den stærkestes lov.
What do they do when they go back home?
Absolut frihandel mellem lande på forskellige udviklingsstader medfører alvor lige uligheder.
They put up even more barriers between the member countries in order to prevent this Community from developing.
Det er med rette, at denne mundtlige forespørgsel medtages i den igangværende forhandling, da en række lande som led i GATT som bekendt har krævet fuldstændig afskaffelse af multifiberarrangementet for tekstilsamhandelen.
The Commission must therefore yield nothing, but must stick to the letter of the brief given to it by the Council on 19 March 1985, which means refusing to entertain any calling in question of the machinery and objectives of the CAP.
Det var, fru formand, vore bemærkninger, som vi har fremsat i form af ændringsforslag til betænkningen.
Contrary to what is purported by the rapporteur in his paragraph 20, it is for the Council to define the Commission's negotiating brief.
Multifiberarrangementet er lige fornyet den 1. august 1986, og efter fornyelsen er der her i september frem deles mange bilaterale forhandlinger i gang med Pakistan, Brasilien, Hong Kong og Jugoslavien, hvorfor det vil være beklageligt, hvis en aftale, som var så vanskelig at forhandle sig frem til, skulle blive draget i tvivl.
The second issue is services, which the United States wants included in GATT so that it can open up new markets. One can understand the apprehensions of the developing countries at the prospect of having the most advanced countries swooping on their markets and destroying their emergent industries — without getting anything in return.
Mäher (LDR). — (EN) Fru formand, jeg vil blot sige, at i forbindelse med deltagelse i GATT-runden af drøftelser ville vi som Fællesskab lyde betydelig mere troværdige, hvis vi havde bedre handelsforbindelser indbyrdes, og hvis der var mindre protektionisme.
The main point is that we have to face the GATT talks. I would say to the Commissioner, who is a strong man and has demonstrated this so far in that he is prepared to defend in a very coherent way the interests of this Community, that he also has, I believe, the European Parliament behind him in putting up a strong case to the Americans, Japanese and others because I am afraid that the Americans will adopt this dictatorial role.
Det er Det europæiske Fællesskabs akilleshæl.
They want to play the game as if they had all the cards in their hands — but they do not!
Vi er i den forstand i en meget svag position til at vise andre lande uden for Fællesskabet, hvad de burde gøre i forhold til os.
We have got to tell them that they are also very dependent on us.
For vi har selv, land for land, massive barrierer mellem os — selv om vi som facade har et europæisk økonomisk fællesskab og frihandel.
For instance, in the whole food area we are their biggest market.
Vi er faktisk ikke et egentligt fællesskab, medmindre vi slippper af
I reject the idea that we have to change everything in the Community in order
Misforstå mig ikke; jeg går ind for frihandel og for u-landenes adgang til vore markeder.
What role could African banks and insurance companies, for instance, play on American or Community markets?
Men det skal ikke være envejsfrihan-
They would have no chance of competing.
imidlertid aldrig tabt behovet for en social bestem melse af syne, og vi i den socialistiske gruppe er over bevist om, at der nu mere end nogen sinde er behov for, at sociale bestemmelser indføjes i GATT.
Mr Vernier (RDE). — (FR) Madam President, ladies and gentleman, I wish to speak on the oral question on the Multifibre Arrangement tabled by Mr de la Mal ene, Chairman of the Group of the European Alliance for Renewal and Democracy.
Den socialistiske gruppe vil faktisk insistere på indføjelse af en social bestemmelse i forhandlingerne i den nye GATT-runde af to meget vigtige grunde. For det første, som hr. Zahorka selv siger i beslutningen, i punkt 57:
In conclusion, Madam President, I ask the Commission whether it will give its solemn undertaking that, during the forthcoming GATT negotiations, it will vigorously oppose any calling in question of the MFA, which was secured at the cost of such difficult negotiations and already contains enough dangers and flaws in itself, as I have just said.
Visse GATT-signatarstaters manglende tilslutning til og ved varende krænkelser af internationalt anerkendte arbejdsstandarder virker fordrejende på den loyale konkurrence og udgør en væsentlig årsag til kravet om mere protektionisme i de industrialiserede lande.
It is appropriate that this oral question should have been included in the debate since, as you know, there have been calls from a number of countries, in the context of GATT, for the Multifibre Arrangement on trade in textiles to be abolished completely.
Den socialistiske gruppe går ind for at opretholde det internationale handelssystem baseret på regulering af handelen, men vi mener, at en sådan handel kun kan tillades, hvis princippet om fair handel overholdes.
At a time when the Multifibre Arrangement has just been renewed — on 1 August 1986 — and many bilateral negotiations following on from the MFA are in progress this month, with Pakistan, -Brazil, Hong Kong and Yugoslavia, it would be a shame if the MFA, which was difficult to negotiate, were to be called into question.
Kan det accepteres, at Sydkorea kræver sikkerhedsstillelse forud for importen?
We wish to see the Commission's proposal for the MFA, already contained in embryo in the idea of the social clause, extended to GATT.
Kan det accepteres, at Tyrkiet ret og slet forbyder import af tekstilvarer, hvis lokal industri fremstiller dem i tilstrækkelig mængde?
Let me say from the outset that the idea of a social clause for GATT is far from new.
Multifiberarrangementet har også en anden skavank : det indeholder fremdeles kun vage og meget enkle hensigtserklæringer om bekæmpelse af varemærkeforfalskninger og efterligninger.
In fact, such a provision was included in the Havana Charter of 1948 which was to have been set up as an international trade organization to be the equivalent in the trade field of the International Monetary Fund.
Ethvert forsøg på bekæmpelse af efterligninger er hidtil mislykkedes, og det er uacceptabelt.
Of course, the international trade organization failed to materialize and what came instead was a much weaker general agreement on tariffs and trade.
Europas lande kan i det lange løb kun sætte ind på kvalitet.
In that process many of the good ideas included in the Havana Charter were lost.
For det andet — og det er vigtigere — mener jeg, som socialist at arbejdere overalt må have en chance for at nyde en rimelig del af frugten af deres arbejde. Dette må indbefatte udviklingslandene i den tredje verden.
I would make the point that the European textile industry employs 33 million workers in our 12 coun tries and that the MFA renewed in August itself con tains a number of difficulties and threats to jobs in our countries.
Men det betyder ikke, at udbyttet af eksporten alene skal gå til kapitalejerne, det være sig indenlandske eller udenlandske, mens arbejderne, som produ cerer varerne, lider under forhold, der nærmer sig slaveri, i visse lande. Det er derfor det, som en social bestemmelse i GATT skulle søge at forbyde.
But free trade should not be all one way and, as we know, the new Multifibre Arrangement still contains no corresponding opening-up of third countries' frontiers.
Endelig er det utvivlsomt på tide, at der under disse forhandlinger — det være sig om multifiberarrangementet eller GATT — skelnes mellem lande, der fremdeles er fattige, altså egentlige u-lande, og lande der ikke er det mere, som de nye industrilande Brasilien, Korea eller Hong Kong.
Among the most vital ideas lost was the social clause. The international trade union movement, however, has never lost sight of the need for a social clause and we as the Socialist Group are convinced that now more than ever there is a need for social clauses to be included in GATT.
Hvis vi nemlig bør lægge solidaritet for dagen over for de reelt fattige lande, så bør vi også lægge fasthed for dagen over for de nye industrilande, der i højere grad end andre bør åbne deres grænser for vore produkter og tjenesteydelser, ligesom de også bør bekæmpe efterligninger.
The Socialist Group would indeed insist on the inclusion of a social clause in negotiations for the new GATT round for two very important reasons.
Fru formand, afslutningsvis vil jeg spørge Kommissionen, om den højtideligt vil forpligte sig til under de kommende GATT-forhandlinger energisk at mod sætte sig enhver anfægtelse af multifiberarrangementet, som det var så svært at forhandle sig frem til, og som, hvad jeg netop påpegede, i sig selv indebærer nok af trusler og ufuldkommenheder?
Firstly, as Mr Zahorka himself indicates in his resolution, in paragraph 57: The non-adherence to, and persistent violation of, recognized international labour standards in certain GATT contracting parties acts as a distortion of fair competition and is a major cause of pressure for greater protectionism in industrialized countries'.
Det, vi taler om, er forbud mod tvangsarbejde, forbud mod diskrimination i ansættelsen og overholdelse af minimumsbetingelser med hensyn til sundhed og sikkerhed i ar bejdet og beskæftigelse af kvinder og børn.
Is it tolerable for Turkey to impose an outright ban on imports of textiles which are produced in sufficient volume by local industry?
Vi står også fast på frihed til at danne fagforeninger og fagforeningers ret til kollektiv forhandling med henblik på forbedring af arbejdsvilkårene.
Another flaw in the MFA is that it still con tains no more than vague formulas and mere declarations of intent concerning fraud or efforts to combat passing off.
Sådanne anbefalinger ville utvivlsomt være rettet til regeringen i det land, hvor overtrædelser skulle have fundet sted, og ville opfordre det pågældende land til at gøre en ende på ulovlighederne. Kun i tilfælde af gentagne overtrædelser ville handelsmæssige skridt som for eksempel forhøjet told blive godkendt.
In the long run, we in Europe have only one card to play: quality.
Hindley (S). — (EN) Fru formand, hr. Seeler og hr. Cohen har allerede talt i almindelighed om GATT, og jeg vil gerne tale om et særligt forhold, nemlig den sociale bestemmelse. Vi ønsker, at Kommissionens forslag til multifiberarrangementet, der allerede fandtes som kim i ideen om en social bestemmelse, ud strækkes til GATT.
Finally, it is doubtless time that a distinction was made in these negotiations, whether on the MFA or GATT, between the poor countries which can still genuinely be called developing countries and those which no longer can but are in fact newly industrialized coun tries, such as Brazil, Korea or Hong Kong; while we must show solidarity towards the countries which are
Faktisk var en sådan artikel med i Havana-char-taet fra 1948, der skulle have ført til oprettelsen af en international handelsorganisation, som på handelsområdet skulle være modstykke til Verdensbanken.
The Socialist Group is in favour of maintaining the international trading system based on regulating trade, but we believe that such trade can only be permitted if the principle of fair trade is adhered to.
Naturligvis blev den internationale handelsorganisation ikke til noget, og hvad der kom i stedet, var en langt svagere generel aftale om told og handel.
Secondly, and more importantly, as a Socialist I believe that workers everywhere must have the chance to enjoy a fair share of the fruits of their labour.
Under den proces mistede man mange af de gode ideer i Havana-chartaet.
This must include the developing countries of the Third World.
En af de vigtigste ting, man mistede, var den sociale bestemmelse.
Developing countries must export if they are to develop.
I udvalget om eksterne økonomiske forbindelser af holdt den socialistiske gruppe sig fra at stemme om hr. Zahorkas beslutningsforslag, fordi udvalget efter anbefaling fra hr. Zahorka forkastede den socialistiske gruppes detaljerede forslag om en social bestem-
But this does not mean that the benefits of exports should go exclusively to the owners of capital, be they domestic or foreign, while workers who produce the goods suf fer in conditions of near slavery in certain countries.
I den forbindelse kan jeg anbefale Parlamentet, at kompromisændringsforslaget af hr. Zahorka og hr. Seeler, som omtaler kravet om sociale bestemmelser i GATT, en gentagelse af et krav rejst af Parlamentet i 1983, vedtages.
This indeed is perhaps the greatest political asset of the Zahorka report, which thus constitutes a proposal of general strategy with longterm perspectives and an institutional character.
For det andet er overskuddet af landbrugsprodukter et af de alvorligste problemer.
I would like to emphasize and support in particular the institutional elements of the report.
Jeg mener imidlertid ikke, at principperne bag den fælles landbrugspolitik i dens nuværende udformning eller efter en eventuel revision bør gøres til genstand for forhandlinger. Tværtimod mener jeg, at man bør undlade at indgå forpligtelser, som vil betyde en direkte eller indirekte underminering af dens nærmeste eller fjernere frem tid.
In the new round, we must indeed confirm and strengthen the Commission's role as exclusive negotiator and representative of the enlarged Community, and we must insist on some form of presence by the European Parliament at the negotiations.
For det tredje: for så vidt angår de direkte private udenlandske investeringer, som er af stor betydning navnlig for de mindre udviklede regioner, mener jeg, at Kommissionen under forhandlingerne i den nye runde bør tage i betragtning, at de mindre udviklede fællesskabslandes udviklingsmæssige særegenheder og behov ikke bør ignoreres som element i forhandling erne.
First, there is no doubt that trade in services cannot perpetually be left outside the international order of trade. An approach to the subject sector by sector, in other words a vertical approach as it were, for example mer chant marine, insurance, etc., seems more logical.
Og jeg tror, at såvel Zahorka-betænkningen som vore forhandlinger her i dag vil vise sig at være nyt tige for denne nye forhandlingsrunde.
However, since it is likely that the agreement will pro gress more easily and go a long way in sectors of interest to the strongest among the international trading partners, I think that a horizontal approach involving the definition of flexible general principles and safeguards would respond better to the needs and abilities of the less developed countries in the Community, especially those in the South.
Det er måske også Zahorka-betænkningens største politiske værdi, idet den således udgør et samlet for slag til en strategi med langsigtede perspektiver og af institutionel karakter.
What the Socialist Group and the trade unions are asking is that all GATT member countries should be required to respect the most basic internationally recognized labour standards set out in those conventions of the ILO which have received the widest ratification, including ratification by most of the develop ing countries.
Jeg takker ham varmt for det detaljerede arbejde, han har udført.
What we are talking about is a ban on forced labour, a ban on discrimination in employment and a respect for minimum conditions regarding health and safety at work and the employment of women and children.
De Vries (LDR). - (NL) Af de tre farer, der truer verdensøkonomien, nemlig monetær ustabilitet, mangel på politisk koordination og protektionisme, er sidstnævnte den vigtigste. Protektionisme er en snebold.
We also insist on the right of freedom of association for trade unions and the right of trade unions to collective bargaining to improve their position at work.
Det gælder navnlig tre problemer: landbrug, handel med tjenesteydelser og det japanske handelsoverskud.
Only in cases of persistent violation would trade measures such as increased tariffs be authorized.
Hvert af disse problemer må tages op inden for GATT. Landbrugssubsidier f.eks. hører hjemme på GATT-dagsordenen.
In the REX Committee the Socialist Group abstained in the vote on Mr Zahorka's motion for a resolution because the committee, on Mr Zahorka's recommendation, rejected the Socialist Group's detailed proposal for a social clause.
Jeg vil gerne fremhæve og støtte især de institutionel le elementer i denne betænkning.
How ever, I am sure that Mr Zahorka will take note of what is being said and will himself wish to contribute to improving the working and living standards of thousands of underprivileged and exploited workers throughout the world.
Vi bør stadfæste og styrke Kommissionens rolle i den nye runde som eneste forhandler og repræsentant for det udvidede Fællesskab, og vi bør insistere på Europa-Parlamentets præsens under en eller anden form ved forhand lingerne.
In that regard, I can recommend to the House that the compromise amendment tabled by Mr Zahorka and Mr Seeler which refers to the call for social clauses in GATT, a reiteration of a call made by the Parliament in 1983, should be adopted.
Efter fællesakten i Luxembourg vil Europa-Parlamentets præsens være en ikke blot symbolsk, men også reel bekræftelse af, at Fællesskabet faktisk har taget et stort skridt henimod en mere vidtgående enhed.
It should be seen as a reminder to the Com mission that Parliament is serous in calling for social clauses and expects the Commission to press hard for such clauses when it negotiates the next GATT round.
Jeg vil gerne komme med tre generelle bemærkninger: for det første er der ingen tvivl om, at udvekslingen af tjenesteydelser ikke kan holdes uden for den internationale handelskodeks for evigt.
Thirdly, as for direct private investment from abroad, which is very important, especially for the less developed regions, I believe that the Commission will take into account during its negotiations in this new round, that the developmental features and needs of the Community's less developed countries should not be ignored as a component of the negotiations.
Det forekom mer mere logisk at gribe sagen an for hvert enkelt område for sig, dvs. en vertikal tilnærmelse, for søtransport, forsikringer osv.
Both the Zahorka report and today's debate will, I believe, prove useful in this round of the negotiations.
Så sent som i sidste uge advarede FAO om en truende hungersnød, en fødevarekatastrofe i Afrika.
Of the three dangers threatening the world economy, namely monetary instability, lack of policy coordination, and protectionism, the last is the most serious.
Det forholder sig med landbrugssubsidier som med våbenkontrolforhandlingerne mellem øst og vest: gensi-
That applies in particular to trade relations between the EEC, Japan and the USA.
De Vries dige og afbalancerede reduktioner er den eneste ud vej.
Each of these problems will have to be tackled in the context of GATT.
en række bilaterale aftaler med amerikanerne.
internal market, and we in Europe have our internal market, fragmented and incredibly inflexible as it is.
Der er tydeligt noget galt, og jeg tror, at det er for nemt kun at tale om subsidier.
Consultations in GATT will be essential, but more will need to be done.
Jeg tror, at der i den kommende periode klart må tales om den stigende produktivitet i landbruget, som andrager 1,5-2% om året.
The Americans are right that it will be in everyone's interest to draw up rules for trade in agricultural prod ucts.
I denne produktivitetsstigning ligger jo netop problemet, for der er ikke længere noget marked dertil.
One of the absurd consequences is that Europe and America are fighting to secure outlets on the Russian grain market, while Moscow has the last laugh.
Det andet centrale problem, som jeg vil nævne, vedrører handelen med tjenesteydelser.
But grain wars and pasta wars are not by any means the most tragic consequences.
En fjerdedel af verdenshandelen kan ikke ustraffet negligeres af GATT.
Only last week the FAO warned of a threatening famine, a food-supply catastrophe, in Africa.
Men det er væsentligt, at debatten om tjene steydelserne ikke skader forhandlingerne om liberaliseringen af vareudvekslingen. Jeg nævner så de cen trale problemer, nemlig safeguards, stand-still, rollback, dispute settlement og trade in counterfeit goods.
It named one of the four conditions necessary to prevent it as putting a stop to agricultural protectionism in the developed countries.
Det vil derfor være tydeligt, at vi kan forvente en tredje kraft til at ændre landbrugspolitikken.
It is just as well, as Mr Zahorka has said, that agriculture will have to be included in the GATT negotiations.
Den første var det interne politiske pres for at ændre land brugspolitikken, fordi den var uacceptabel, eftersom man producerer overskud, som man overhovedet ikke kan komme af med — det har vi lige sagt flere gange.
The tension is drawing to a climax. In that connection I especially welcome the fact the Commission — and I compliment it on this — managed to keep a cool head this summer and yet still was able — despite the strong language that was sometimes used by our partners on the other side of the Atlantic — to conclude a number of agreements with the Americans.
Det andet pres er det finansielle: finansministrene prøver at udøve pres for at styre landbrugs budgettet. Det tredje pres vil være et pres udefra: det pres som GATT vil lægge på os.
Matters are now clearly coming to a head, and I think it will be just too simple to try to confine discussion to subsidies alone.
Jeg vil her understrege, at det ikke er landbrugsudvalgets hensigt at fralægge sig skylden.
The second main problem that I want to raise con cerns trade in services.
Kort sagt: De forenede Stater kan ofte pege ad os, men vi kan lige så godt pege tilbage, og kun gennem åbne samtaler vil man kunne komme frem til en løsning.
It should also be clear that we can now expect there to be a third source of pressure to change the agricultural policy.
Næsten hver måned bryder det japanske handelsoverskud nye rekorder.
Practically every month the Japanese trade surplus breaks new records.
Aldrig nogen sinde i historien har et land haft så stort et handelsoverskud, som Japan havde sidste år.
Never before in his tory did any country have such a large trade surplus as did Japan last year.
Desuden flytter Tokio under pres fra den amerikanske Kongres sin eksport til Europa.
Moreover, Tokyo is diverting its trade to Europe under pressure from the US Congress.
Hvad skal vi gøre?
What is to be done?
De muligheder, som GATT har, må naturligvis udnyttes.
The options that GATT offers must of course be taken up.
Jeg tænker her f.eks. på en klage i henhold til artikel 23 g, hvor det drejer sig om afgiftsdiskriminering af importerede alkoholholdige produkter, samt på indførelse af selektiv indførselstold på japanske produkter.
I am thinking for example of a complaint under Rule 23 concerning tariff discrimination against imported alcohol products, as well as selective introduction of import duties on Japanese products.
Men det må vi være forsigtige med. Europæiske og japans ke virksomheder, f.eks. inden for højteknologien, bliver jo i stadig højere grad flettet ind i hinanden.
But it will be necessary to proceed cautiously. European and Japanese firms, in high technology, for example, are tending more and more to merge their interests.
Des uden stikker den japanske politiske nationalisme igen hovedet frem.
And Japanese political national ism is again raising its head.