Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-15-Speech-2-282"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community policy in the field of water (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000215.11.2-282"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-15-Speech-2-2832
lpv:speaker	lp:Torben Lund2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 treasurer; PES (1999-07-20--2001-05-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first and foremost, I want to say that protection of the aquatic environment, both surface water and groundwater, is probably one of our most important duties of all. That is not only because it is about guaranteeing sufficient water resources but also because it is, to a large degree, about safeguarding water resources against pollution so that we can also have clean drinking water in the future. We are all entitled to clean drinking water. I should like to express my great appreciation of Mrs Lienemann’s work on this matter. It has been a huge task, and I should like to express my support for all of Mrs Lienemann’s amendments. These are all improvements to the common position. Moreover, I shall only highlight the most important ones. First and foremost, I think it is important that we should establish some clear objectives concerning the condition we should have achieved for our water within a period of no more than 10 years. I also think it is important that we should put pressure on the Member States to devise the necessary action programmes more quickly than is proposed in the common position. And, finally, I want to say that I think that the tighter arrangements which are being introduced in regard to payment schemes and pricing are quite proper if we, as consumers, are to be given an incentive to use water resources efficiently and, at the same time, obtain arrangements which can promote the achievement of those environmental goals about which, I believe, there is broad agreement. In this regard, too, I think that the 2010 deadline is appropriate. Finally, I want to say that I attach great importance to making a start on phasing out discharges, emissions and leaks of hazardous materials and to the fact that we can do this gradually but, at the same time, be set a target, namely the year 2020 by which time we should hopefully have reduced such emissions to zero. If this cannot be adopted as the objective, then I am naturally prepared to support the proposal to the effect that we should have achieved levels very close to zero by the year 2020. I think that Mrs Lienemann’s proposal is a good basis for further negotiations with the Council."@en1

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