European Parliament
Jean-Luc Mélenchon  (GUE/NGL ),
in writing.
(FR)
This report and its supporting amendment provide no protection from abuse. All it does is maintain and codify discrimination towards those States that do not subscribe to a market economy. They target nations which have an important influence on prices and production as well as companies in which the State is the majority shareholder.
The European protectionism offered here promotes free trade rather than serving the interests of the citizens of Europe and third countries. It does not contain a single word against social and environmental dumping or against the abusive use of devaluation. In my view, that is the crux of the issue. The only matter at issue here is our refusal to give in to the laws of the market economy and free and undistorted competition.
I voted against this text.

