European industry is afflicted by similar problems.

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DE DONNEA (LDR). (FR) Mr President, pharmaceutical research is one of the most dynamic sectors of our Community.

There was a danger that the European computer industry was going to disappear.

This settlement must be formulated whithin the framework of an international peace conference under the auspices of the United Nations and with the participation of the PLO.

So that is, as the Commissioner has said, the present policy on R and D as well.

To that end it once again reaffirmed that it was in favour in principle of convening an international peace conference as soon as possible.

For that is the approach proposed in a number of statements by the Bagdad Government.

On the contrary, I think that it is vigorously promoting the policy that it has been developing for the last four years for the purpose of making our agricultural products competitive at world level.

This could well, however, be an opportunity for Europe's computer industry.

The heads of mission of the troika have carried out information campaigns on this question and will continue to do so in Tel Aviv during their frequent contacts with the Israeli authorities.

The European Commission's proposal for a regulation plays Fathet Christmas to the pharmaceutical industry.

A more rational and better equipped set up for the industry must be found.

DESSYLAS (CG). (GR) On a point of order, Mr President.

But the private groups, Murdoch, Maxwell, Bertelmans, Berlusconi, Hachette, Havas, Hersant and so on, must not be the only ones.

He is right to point out that the subject of my question is closely related to the greenhouse effect.

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It is a case of somehow establishing a framework for Community action.

In Germany 92 of the population is connected to the public sewage system and 84 to public mechanical and biological sewage plants.

There are allegations that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been infiltrated by the genetically modified crop industry.

In addition the Commission has initiated a number of accompanying measures which will create optimal opportunities for European industry

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We also think that amendment No 17, creating paragraph 9a, is an important amendment it calls for a report from the Commission on the application of this directive, a report to be made to Parliament and the Council so that there can be very careful follow up of the implementation of this directive.

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On the contrary, I am confronted with a picture of the European pharmaceutical industry that in no way accords with reality, an industry that would be threatened with rack and ruin if it had to compete on American and Japanese terms.

The Community is lagging enormously and very seriously behind in this field.

The Commission's proposal is a direct expression of the will of ESPIA, the European pharmaceutical industry's coordinating body, a fact which the Commission is at least honest enough to admit.

The European industry will face strong competition in particular from the Far East and from the US in these areas.

Now, by means of strategic priorities. Media is to keep a European audiovisual industry competitive in the long term.

We must withdraw the proposal and take a vote on a later occasion.

The European Council also underlined the urgent need for Israel to open a political dialogue with the Palestinian people with a view to reaching a general, just and lasting settlement of the Arab Israeli conflict.

We are in the same position with the ITM programme.

Secret of the trade.

CHANTERIE (PPE). (NL) Mr President, a correct balance must be struck in European legislation between the interests of industry and the interests of consumers.

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He also announced quite recently that he hoped that there would be a 30 cut in the subsidies to the industry and that most of the beef would go to export.

How do you deal with the industry?

CUNHA OLIVEIRA (S). (PT) Mr President, the vicissitudes through which the textile sector in the European Community is passing are reflected also in the embroidery industry.

A third key point is the international competitiveness of European industries.

The Gulf crisis which we are unfortunately living through and which has such adverse effects on the occupied territories, has certainly made this prospect even more difficult to achieve the Twelve have however agreed to approach the secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council and call for more support for the Palestinians in the occupied territories.

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The Commission is of the opinion that strong measures are needed in order that the European telecommunications equipment manufacturing industry can take maximum advantage of the growth in this market.

We are leaving land idle in Europe, which is an aberration. We're going to open up our European frontiers to Japanese cars.

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