Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-07-Speech-5-049"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating serious environmental crime2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000707.3.5-049"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-07-Speech-5-0502
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-19--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we were more than happy to endorse this report, because we believe that environmental crime is still being underestimated, that its effects often go undetected and liability is sometimes difficult to establish. The dioxin scandal in Belgium started with the illegal dumping of a few litres of toxic spent oil from transformers which ended up in animal feed. In some cases, environmental crimes are not detected or are detected when it is too late. Often, environmental officials draw up official reports which are subsequently ‘filed away’ within the legal system. After all, fighting and prosecuting environmental crimes is not a priority for many Member States. At any rate, cooperation in terms of criminal prosecution at European level still leaves a great deal to be desired. This was once again borne out in this report. We have established that as yet, Europol has no authority whatsoever to act. What is more, the majority of Member States still need to ratify the Council of Europe’s 1998 Convention and environmental crimes are still not being penalised adequately in many countries. If Europe wants to prevent and fight environmental crime effectively, Member States will need to adopt a consistent approach and will need to accept the instruments required to achieve this."@en1

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