Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-13-Speech-3-321"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Assessment and management of environmental noise2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001213.11.3-321"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-13-Speech-3-3222
lpv:speaker	lp:Kathleen Van Brempt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2000-01-19--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2000-01-19--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (2000-01-13--2003-09-28)3 member; PES (2000-01-13--2003-09-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr De Roo, in very many ways, this directive is unique, really, for the simple reason that noise and the disturbance it causes are actually being recognised for the first time as a social and ecological problem. In line with this directive, noise expressed in decibels is a measure of the standard of living. Credit should go to the rapporteur, in the first instance, and the support he has received in committee. The aim of this framework directive is to combat noise pollution on behalf of the European citizen. This directive contains a number of sound and important proposals: harmonisation, the use of common indicators and parameters, software and such like. But allow me to say a few words on the bickering and the battle which has taken place recently behind the scenes, in and around, above and below, the committee, and which we witnessed in this Chamber a moment ago. The rapporteur included a number of indicators and aims for airports in his proposal. I can understand why he did this. This is a very hot topic in my own country too, and it is also keeping the citizens of my own country awake. It is our duty as MEPs and as a European institution to do something about this. I too would like clear goals, no question about that, but the standards which the rapporteur is proposing are premature at this moment in time. Another group may claim that the proposal contains technical problems. Or you may put it down to other causes. They are quite simply premature. We must give the Commission the time to do something about this, providing it does not take too long. That is why, in my opinion, the amendments tabled by Mr Bernd Lange are so important. I do hope they will meet with support and that the Commission will issue well-founded standards within eight months from now, because that is what it is all about, and I hope that we can reach a compromise in this area too."@en1

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