20
May
2026
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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)
Mr President, Europe is not defending its citizens and its businesses. Europe is overwhelmed by poor quality Chinese goods. More than 100 billion euros is a trade deficit with China alone. And that deficit is increasing. Infinite requirements for business are imposed by the Green Deal, bureaucracy. Some businesses are moving to America and other countries. Now we are still signing the Mercosur agreement, where Europe will not withstand competition, European farmers, and some of them will go bankrupt, will be flooded again with poor-quality food. We have a free trade agreement with India. Will we be able to withstand this competition? Is this the way we are going to destroy entrepreneurs in the European Union? Instead of protecting our market, creating a common market, we are destroying it.