European Parliament
Figueiredo (GUE/NGL ),
in writing.
(PT)
The minimum that can be done to defend Europe's shipbuilding industry is to extend the period of application of the temporary defensive mechanism for European shipbuilders affected by unfair competition from Korean companies beyond its 31 March 2004 expiry date. As we know, the other element of the Commission's strategy is to take proceedings against the Republic of Korea before the World Trade Organisation. These two measures are accordingly interlinked and should operate in tandem.
We therefore voted in favour of this report, which supports the extension of the temporary defensive mechanism for the shipbuilding sector by one year.

