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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Noise at airports2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020312.6.2-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-12-Speech-2-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Ria Oomen-ruijten2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Could I, too, say to Mr Jarzembowski: all is well that ends well? The fact that we eventually ended up singing from the same hymn sheet has given me enormous pleasure. Mr President, noise pollution around airports is always an emotive subject for the citizens who live near them, and Mr Jarzembowski who lives in Hamburg, knows this all too well. What can be done about this? There are two types of measures. One, you can develop aircraft which emit low noise levels; you can regulate daytime and night-time operating; noise levels can be measured – measurements are hard facts – and certain types of aircraft can be banned. This is precisely what we have done: we have banned the noisy aircraft, the hushkits, and I was all for it. However, when all these measures have been taken, something else can be done, namely insulating and zoning. They are incredibly costly, very expensive indeed, not only to the government, for what the government spends is ultimately the expense of the citizens. This meant, therefore, that when the ban on aircraft created problems, we had to consider new measures. The Hushkits Regulation had to be scrapped. The Commissioner had no other choice. She started to negotiate with the Member States and a new idea was born, an idea which, at the moment, I am giving the benefit of the doubt. And why the benefit of the doubt? If we consider the effects which the new measures that were agreed in ICAO context worldwide have had, not only on the European population but also on the populations in all other cities across the world, then I believe it was a useful exercise. I would like to thank Mr Blokland who managed to tighten a few aspects, and I am well-supported in this by the PPE-DE section of our group in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy. Adaptations have been made and refined, and, Mr President, I have to tell you that, if I could end each issue on this note, I would continue to be on very good terms with Mr Jarzembowski. And I wish you, Commissioner, every success."@en1

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