Worldlog Tjedan 39 – 2015


21 rujna 2015

Ovog tjedna obilježeni su Prinčev dan i Opća politička razmatranja. Vlada tada predstavlja svoje planove za narednu parlamentarnu godinu. Primijetila sam da naša vlada i dalje želi vladati prema istim, postojećim destruktivnim pristupom. Premijer i dalje misli da je “sve više, više, više” dobro za nas. “Više ekonomskog rasta, i sve će vjerojatno biti u redu.” No, do sada je ovaj pristup samo doveo do financijske krize, bankarske krize, klimatske krize, itd.

Svi predsjednici stranaka su dobili priliku da se izjasne o planovima vlade. Stoga sam ja u svojoj reakciji pitala vladu da napusti fokus na fosilno gorivo i da se odluči za više suosjećajanosti, za više čistog zraka, za više prirode, za više raznolikosti, za više njege, za više dobrobiti životinja, za više obrazovanja i za više zdravlja.

Kao svake godine, Prinčev dan je i ove godine bio izvrsna prilika za političku izjavu. Ja već dugo vremena upozoravam na plan za Sporazum o slobodnoj trgovini između EU i SAD, tzv TTIP. Moja odjeća za Prinčev dan ove godine je bila u znaku protesta protiv TTIP-a i poziv vladi da zaustavi TTIP-pregovore.

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Moja narančasta haljina s crnim križem je u skladu s oznakama upozorenja u skladu sa Zakonom ekološki neprihvatljivih i opasnih tvari. Moj šešir simbolizira tamni oblak koji, zahvaljujući sporazumu o slobodnoj trgovini između EU i SAD, visi nad nama. Da bih dovršila svoj outfit, nosila sam torbicu na kojoj europske i američke zastave, preko sivog područja, jedna u drugu prelaze. S mojom odjećom htjela sam upozoriti na opasnosti koje TTIP donosi za demokraciju, okoliš, dobrobit životinja, sigurnost hrane i bioraznolikost.

Ali prošli utorak, 15. rujna, nije samo bio poseban zbog Prinčevog dana. Na taj dan je naime i zakon za zabranu korištenja divljih životinja u cirkusima stupio na snagu! Fantastično je doživjeti da je nešto za što smo se mi, i puno drugih organizacija, jako i dugo borili, sada postalo stvarnost.

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Naša europska frakcija je otputovala u Madrid kako bi prosvjedovala protiv barbarskog pokolja bika zvanog Rompe-Suelas, tijekom španjolskog horor festivala ‘Toro de la Vega’. Moja kolegica Anja Hazekamp, ​​zastupnik Stranke za životinje u Europskom parlamentu, prosvjedovala je na ulicama Madrida sa španjolskom strankom za životinje ‘PACMA’. Njih su pratili sto tisuća ljudi koji također žele da se zabrani ‘Toro de la Vega’. Tokom festivala ‘Toro de la Vega’, u španjolskom gradu Tordesillas svake godine se pušta bik iza kojeg trče i jahaju građani, istovremeno zabijajući koplje u tu životinju. Ovaj jeziv način zabave nemoguće je opravdati i apsolutno se mora zabraniti.

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Za kraj, želiim s vama podijeliti jedan zanimljiv članak. U ovom članku stručnjaci objašnjavaju kako smanjenje konzumiranja mesa može igrati glavnu ulogu u borbi protiv gladi u svijetu. Pročitajte ga ovdje.

S poštovanjem,

Marianne

This week, Budget Day and the Parliamentary Debate on the Speech from the Throne were held, where the government presented its plans for the next parliamentary year. It struck me that our government wants to continue governing in the same destructive manner. The Prime Minister still thinks that ‘more, more, more’ is good for us. ‘More economic growth and everything will turn out fine’. But until now this approach only led to a financial crisis, the bank crisis, the climate crisis, etc.

All party chairmen were given the opportunity to respond to the government’s plans. During my contribution I thus asked the government to let go of the fossil thinking and to opt for more humanity, cleaner air, more nature, more biodiversity, more care, more animal welfare, more education and more health.

As with every year, this year Budget Day was again a perfect opportunity to make a statement. I have been cautioning against the plan for a free trade agreement between the EU and the US, the so-called TTIP, for a long time. My outfit for this year’s Budget Day was a protest against TTIP and a call to the government to stop the TTIP negotiations.

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My orange dress with the black cross was in line with the hazard labels according to the Dutch Chemical Substance Act. My hat symbolised the black cloud that is hanging over our heads because of the free trade agreement between the EU and the US. To complete my outfit I wore a clutch on which the European and American flags merge into each other through a grey area. With my outfit I wanted to warn against the dangers that TTIP brings for democracy, the environment, animal welfare, food security and biodiversity.

But last Tuesday, the 15th of September, was not just a special day because of Budget Day. The ban on the use of wild animals in circuses was also effected on that day. It is great to experience that something that we, and many other organisations, fought so hard and so long for has now become reality.

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Our European Group travelled to Madrid to protest against the barbaric slaughtering of bull Rompe-Suelas during the Spanish horrific event Toro de la Vega. My colleague Anja Hazekamp, Euro MP of the Party for the Animals, demonstrated in the streets of Madrid together with the Spanish party for the animals ‘PACMA’, followed by a hundred thousand people who also want the Toro de la Vega to end. Every year at the Toro de la Vega, a bull is released in the Spanish town of Tordesillas and chased by hundreds of horsemen and runners and eventually lanced to death. This cruel public entertainment cannot be justified in any way and definitely has to be stopped!

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Finally, I would like to share an interesting article with you. In this article it is explained by experts why less meat can play a big role in fighting against hunger all over the world. Read it here.

Kind regards,

Marianne