Peter Mandelson Quotes (141 Quotes)


    I am pleased that the EU and China have been able to resolve this problem with the implementation of the Shanghai agreement in a way that preserves the agreement without unfairly penalizing retailers and importers,

    The time has come for all of us to put cards on the table, to stop the bidding and to start to play the hand,

    My fear is that in lowering expectations for Hong Kong, we will cause the overall ambition for the round to fall.

    Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them.

    This is striking because the U.S. is asking European companies to abide by the WTO definition of subsidies regarding grants to Europe's civil aircraft sector,


    We should find new ways to move forward by reducing the scope for conflict between our regulatory approaches and by forging closer cooperation.

    If they cooperate I believe we will be able to unblock all the goods currently held at customs by the middle of next month,

    At the present time there is not enough consensus amongst the players about how we can reach this ambitious outcome,

    China is not yet qualified to receive the recognition of market economy status by Europe. There are technical criteria which China needs to fulfill, in which it's making progress towards fulfilling.

    Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

    I hope they will do nothing to prevent the speedy passage of those procedures that will result in the goods being unblocked,

    In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.

    We will not succeed, in Hong Kong or after, if we continue to focus on only one part of the round. We cannot afford to wait again. When the finishing line is in sight, it is the time to quicken our pace.

    The agreement will give players on both sides clarity, certainty and predictability.

    In the past few days we have crossed some thresholds, ... In agriculture, while we have moved from stand off, we have not yet achieved trade-off.

    I want to believe that what happened with European integration over the last 50 years, which has given us an unprecedented period of peace, will also happen on other continents and between them,

    The agreement we have reached, if it didn't make the conference a success it certainly saved it from failure.

    I shall make proposals tomorrow (Monday) morning to begin proceedings to unblock all the goods that are currently held at customs,

    Brazil and the European Union share understanding on what we want to see in domestic reforms in agriculture both in the EU and the United States and increasingly share understanding in market access as well on agriculture.

    Whilst I understand their decision to take precautionary measures, any action must be proportionate.

    I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely with Tony Blair and the team for nearly 20 years.

    But for me liberalisation is not an end in itself. It is a means for creating a better and more just society and improving people's lives.

    Unfortunately, they seem to be dragging a number of Republicans down behind them,

    I think Europe is going in the right direction and we shouldn't be set back.

    Europe's offer provides a middle ground around which WTO members should converge,

    Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos.


    It is hard to see where progress can be achieved in Hong Kong if the talks continue in this direction. The level of ambition, if anything, is going backwards.

    It sometimes seems to me they won't be satisfied until they have seen proposals implemented that would ... wipe out large sections of agriculture in Europe,

    I strongly endorse the spirit of (Bush's) remarks and I think that it's important that somebody like the president should give this amount of attention to the round,

    The Commission is making proposals to our member states tomorrow morning to begin proceedings to unblock all the goods currently held at customs,

    We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.

    this is not an agriculture-only round and the European Union is not its sole banker.

    There was no major breakthrough although we made progress in a number of areas.

    We have a range of difficulties, and all of them we're going to address when I meet the Irish Foreign Minister later today.

    This is not about a return to quotas of the past. The textile quotas that operated under the old style agreement are gone forever,

    It is important that we act against unfair trade while encouraging legitimate and competitive trade from emerging economies.

    The European elite has got to wake up and realize it has contributed to this malaise by acting in isolation and in a distant way.

    substantial new market access in agriculture, leaving no product sector untouched.

    We can't be expected to make a further offer in agriculture in order to pay to keep others at the negotiating table. Europe is willing to give more than it has offered, but it is not prepared to ask for nothing in return.

    In my experience of these things, parties which shout about dirty tricks and the like tend to do so because they fear a direct hit in some vulnerable part of their political anatomy.

    Let's use what happened this summer to have a much clearer, better informed debate about globalization, the impact of China and India and how we should respond,

    I don't think it is true - as some commentators suggest - that France is going through an identity crisis, but there is an element of that.

    We are strongly committed to bringing everything together for Hong Kong, including for agriculture,

    I am convening this meeting to try and narrow some differences between some key players.

    I do not think that the scare stories about clothing shortages comparable to those experienced in the last World War are remotely justified and I hope such hyperbole can now be put aside,

    It was not evident in Hong Kong that other important partners are ready to take the hard decisions, make the offers and the contributions that will be needed if this round is to end on a successful note in a year or more.

    Progress is certainly needed if we are going to make Hong Kong the success we want, ... But if that is going to be possible, we must make urgent and balanced progress across the whole agenda.

    Europe needs a powerful, strategic response to what is a major strategic challenge and opportunity in China's growth,

    The people of Northern Ireland, whose future depends on these talks, deserve a bit more hope. That's what we're giving them today,


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