Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-14-Speech-3-147"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011114.7.3-147"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-14-Speech-3-1482
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Arlette Carlotti2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	". The draft report presented to us is unacceptable in its current form. First, because it provides a confused response to the fundamental questions of competition between European ports and financial transparency in the allocation of grants to these ports. But also, and in particular, because the indiscriminate liberalisation of all port services constitutes a dangerous threat to safety, the environment and employment. To safety, because opening up to competition highly specialised services such as piloting, requiring specific skills adapted to each port, carries the potential risk of seriously jeopardising the safety conditions in which these professions are exercised. To the environment, because liberalisation does not allow it to be taken into consideration sufficiently. On these two points, the report and the directive contradict the ‘maritime safety’ and environmental risk reduction reinforcement policy launched by the European Union following the Erika disaster. Lastly, such liberalisation poses a threat to employment, because opening up port services to competition, in particular those employing the most staff, such as freight handling, carries the risk of plunging the European ports into a dangerous downward spiral with regard to social benefits. This tendency would be unsustainable in areas that are often vulnerable or in labour market areas that are already severely affected by industrial restructuring. I cannot, therefore, approve all the provisions that would lead to port services being opened up to competition with no compensation or safeguards. That is why I voted for all the amendments aiming to exclude port services such as piloting, mooring and freight handling from the scope of the liberalisation proposed by the directive. As these amendments have not been adopted, I voted against the report."@en1

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