Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-01-Speech-3-173"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Helsinki Convention2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991201.14.3-173"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-01-Speech-3-1742
lpv:speaker	lp:Riitta Myller2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue/Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; PES (1999-07-20--2002-01-16)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Convention that replaced the agreement on marine protection in the Baltic region in 1992 was an important step towards improving the area’s environmental state. The new agreement covers the whole of the Baltic Sea up to the coastlines of those states surrounding it. In addition, and this is important, the states to sign the agreement are committed to action throughout the entire catchment area of the region, which considerably extends the impact of the agreement. The Helsinki Convention has been a pioneer in the multilateral cooperation process among the Baltic countries. At present there are a good number of players in the region involved in a cooperative arrangement that extends to every sector of life, from the economy to culture. The tradition of bustling interaction that existed in the Hanseatic era is thus being revived, and before long the Baltic Sea will be an internal sea of the Union. The programme of environmental cooperation in the Baltic region is a part of the Union’s northern dimension policy. As we are often asked what the northern dimension policy in practice means, it is, for example, taking care of the delicate environmental conditions that exist in the Nordic regions. The commitment in the Convention to protecting natural diversity is a necessary addition to the Convention on Fishing in the Baltic Sea. With regard to the future, we should consider how the structures underlying the protection of the environment in the Baltic region could be organised efficiently and simply. I myself believe that the Helsinki Commission could provide a framework, not only for the main area of focus, the protection of the marine environment, but also the implementation of the Baltic Sea Agenda 21 programme, and the possible coordination of sound regional planning. The long-term aim on the whole could be to extend the Helsinki Convention to cover the whole of the Baltic region with the objective of applying in practice the principle of sustainable development. The revised Convention could also serve as a model for other regions."@en1

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