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"Mr President, we have heard some interesting speeches, especially from my fellow countrymen, Mr Mastorakis and Mr Papayannakis. The European Union has made a move, legislation is progressing, but there are still serious concerns and questions, such as, to be brief, first: the question of the first Erika package – not just the fact that it has taken so long but the question of how it has been hammered out, amidst fierce bargaining, with safety issues coming behind questions of competition and other interests, giving rise to a lot of speculation, especially as regards single-hull tankers.
The second cause for concern is that, despite the fact that the Commission supposedly wants uniform safety standards at sea throughout the European Union, this is not the case. Different conditions apply to a whole series of ships, such as ferries in northern seas or ships in the Mediterranean. What is going to be done about this?
The third point concerns controls. We have the agency, or rather the proposal to set up an agency, but at present there are no controls. A few months ago, the
sank in the Aegean. Neither the Greek government nor the Commission was able to say which legislation, which directives Greece is applying and if these directives are being applied for the sake of appearances – such as the directive on training – or if they are being applied in practice. No one could say! Both the Greek government and the Commission owe us an answer.
Finally, there are two points on which I have reservations. I have some doubts as to the amendments by the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism on the question of the weather, which I think detract from the Commission proposal. And secondly, the cost of the compensation fund should not be borne by the citizens, especially as oil is one of the factors which exacerbates inflation, the cost of living and so forth"@en1
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