Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-11-17-Speech-5-064"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-11-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:UK decision to impose a levy on non-British hauliers2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001117.6.5-064"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-11-17-Speech-5-0652
lpv:speaker	lp:Paul Rübig2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Österreichische Volkspartei (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, taxes and tolls are obviously sensitive matters, and I can confirm this specifically on behalf of Austria where we are always having this discussion and where, of course, good traffic solutions are constantly being sought. The Commission has already submitted an excellent Green Paper concerning fair prices on the roads, and an important principle of this Green Paper is that there should be no cross-subsidising of road hauliers and that, above all, the money collected from particular roads should be used to solve the problems on these same roads. The Commission has also quite clearly ascertained that the greatest problem on the roads at present is accidents. Safe and well constructed roads are an important and basic prerequisite for preventing accidents. At present in Europe, we have approximately 50 000 deaths on the road each year. Very many people die not least because of poor and badly signposted roads with poor visibility on which people drive with a bad mental attitude, and it costs our social systems a very great deal of money to deal with the resulting damage to people’s well-being. Precautionary measures are therefore required in this area. We should see to it that people are safe on the roads and, in the interests of the environment in particular, we must ensure that congestion is prevented. Not only is a lot of time lost and high costs incurred through congestion, but it is quite a major problem for the environment in particular, and I therefore believe that, if the British government is actually investing money in solving the problems, then we all have something to gain, particularly all European citizens."@en1

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