Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-281"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety and air transport2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010904.11.2-281"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-09-04-Speech-2-2822
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Johanna (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2001-03-12--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Liberal group, I should like to compliment Mr Schmitt on his report. Safety, decisive action and accountability are the three benchmarks for my group. Is the Authority contributing to safety in aviation? In our eyes it is, certainly now that aircraft that are registered in third countries, but whose flights are carried out by a Member State, fall under this directive. I have submitted an amendment to define the Authority’s overall responsibilities more precisely. The Commission should come up with a proposal by the end of next year at the latest on what new tasks EASA can assume. The most important of these is the granting of permits for aircraft crew in the European Union. What matters is the increased safety of people in aircraft, both passengers and crew. It is not only a matter of the quality of the steel. EASA must also be able to take decisive action and that depends on the structure, but also on the quality of the managers. That is why the board of management and the director must have relevant experience. As a ten-year term is quite enough, only one reappointment should be sufficient. Finally, accountability. We consider it important that all these independent agencies should be accountable to Parliament. The best way of achieving this to ensure that the Commission has a place in the structure of these agencies. If we weaken the role of the Commission too far it will create serious problems of political accountability. We took the same line on these and other points with the European Maritime Safety Agency. I also followed Mr Collins’ report with great interest because I myself was rapporteur for a comparable subject, namely liability in aviation. We can identify well with the final version. Many of our amendments have been adopted, for which we are grateful. I should like to mention two more things. Firstly, I consider it essential that passengers should be informed in good time. Finally, Mr Lynn submitted a number of amendments to stress the fact that airlines should to their utmost to alert passengers to the danger of aviation-related thrombosis, even on short flights."@en1

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