Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-04-Speech-2-289"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community railway undertakings2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000704.12.2-289"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-04-Speech-2-2902
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie Anne Isler Béguin2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees for relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I have to admit that within my group there are two arguments being disputed in relation to the Community railways. Though we unanimously agree to finally and genuinely develop rail transport and, though we unanimously agree to make every effort to facilitate the transfer from road to rail, some think that that this will be achieved most speedily via liberalisation whereas others, including myself, believe that the maximum number of guarantees should be created before liberalisation goes ahead, particularly with regard to passenger transport. In my view, the present state of the railways in the various Member States does not make it viable to open them up to competition. They are all in need of considerable modernisation in order to offer identical conditions of competition. The reason for this is that in order to achieve genuine and equitable competition, the right conditions need to be created, they are not simply acquired and excesses must be avoided. Companies, particularly public companies, need to be granted enough time to modernise their networks before opening them up to competition. With regard to the guarantees, be they in relation to the harmonisation of working conditions or vital safety regulations, they are also something that cannot simply be acquired. The disaster in Great Britain is still fresh in our minds and continues to warrant examination of rail safety requirements. The compromise reached on 10 December by the Transport Council marked a step in the right direction. Let us therefore go ahead and set up the rail transport network. It is not a matter of going too far, too fast in terms of passenger transport, what we firstly need to achieve is a rail network that offers the public the chance to get around without causing pollution."@en1

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