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ELISA FERREIRA

Who is she ?
Elisa Ferreira comes from Porto (Portugal). She is Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Partido Socialista. Graduate in economics (University of Oporto, 1977); M.A. and Ph.D. (University of Reading, UK, 1981 and 1985 respectively). Minister for the Environment (1995-1999); Minister for Planning (1999-2002). Member of the Assembly of the Republic (2002-2004); Vice-Chair of the parliamentary party of the PS (2002-2003).
Curriculum vitae:
http://www.Europarl.europa.eu/members

What is she working on at the EP?
Elisa Ferreira coordinator of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and she is a substitute member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change.

What does she think about…?
"Europe has been a global leader in the fight against the worsening of climate change. However, in order to be credible and achieve the proposed objectives, it must reinforce the coherence of its various policies on this issue. In particular, a European trade policy must not and cannot be forgotten.
In the European Union, meeting the climate change objectives requires an effective effort to reduce carbon emissions which will in turn impact on the conditions of production and the respective costs of an increasing number of productive sectors. We need to find a balance between the environment, including climate change, and trade which will guarantee a collective, proportional and equitable effort, without excluding anyone, particularly not the main global trade partners. A new balance between the development of the vast impoverished areas of the globe and the planet’s survival must be quickly found through dialogue, mutual respect and determination faced with converging objectives. The effort must be global".
Debate : Trade and Climate Change. 2O November 2007.
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