Text tabled : B7-0047/2012, B7-0048/2012, B7-0049/2012, B7-0051/2012, B7-0054/2012, B7-0055/2012

  Alexander Mirsky (S&D), in writing. – In the resolution by the GUE and the Greens, Parliament opposes the agreement between the EU and Morocco on reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products, as well as any steps towards concluding free trade agreements with the countries of the Mediterranean. It is also of the opinion that the conclusion of free trade agreements will adversely affect small farmers, working people and young people, as well as the environment, in both the southern Mediterranean and the EU. The resolution urges the Commission to initiate new negotiations with a clear mandate to meet the needs of sustainable economic and social development, food sovereignty and food security, both in Morocco and in the EU countries, assuring mutual benefits and avoiding competition among producers on both sides of the Mediterranean. I voted against the resolution of the GUE and EPP.