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"We voted in favour of the Myller report because we believe it goes in the right direction and gives an overall impression of the policies which should be followed in the context of environmental protection. It is important that the concept of sustainable development should be taken into account at all levels of decision making and in all sectors. Governments (European, national, regional and local) are also called upon to integrate these considerations.
Businesses have a major share of responsibility for the current problems. However, we must not forget that the public has enormous power, via demand, and it can therefore guide environmental considerations in relation to business investment. One of our priorities must continue to be making the public at large more aware. In addition, and despite the fact that the environment knows no geographical boundaries, it is essential that the European legislators should respect the principle of subsidiarity, in other words, they should not over-regulate at European level, but should leave it to the national authorities to define sustainable development at local level, since it is a concept which includes not only environmental protection but also the economic and social context which is essential to human beings.
This is why we did not vote in favour of certain amendments which we felt exceeded the bounds of this context."@en1
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