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"Mr President, Mrs de Palacio, pollution abatement is a noble but difficult struggle, a delicate balance between economic prosperity and human welfare. Nevertheless, health and the economy are inseparable companions in the long run. For that reason I too am pleased with the approach proposed by the Commission. Noise should be reduced where that is needed most. There is no real need for noise reduction at airports located a long way from where people live, so if a straitjacket were to apply in all situations there would be a slowdown in the economy for no good reason, and it is always the poor who are the first to suffer.
I am also pleased that we were able to get the committee to approve some useful adjustments. It has to be made clear that the directive cannot apply to small aircraft, because nothing would be gained by banning them, although I am sure the radicals would like to protect deer and wild boars too from the sound of aircraft.
Mr Jarzembowski has once again done a very professional job. He has had to negotiate with the Council and the Commission under heavy pressure. Not all my colleagues, however, have taken such a responsible view of the matter. There were many amendments tabled despite the fact that we are in danger of a trade dispute with the United States of America if we do not use this directive to quash the hushkit regulation before its entry into force. I strongly condemn the new US steel tariffs, but, in spite of that, Europe must not pick a quarrel. We, for our own part, can set a good example of how to manage trade policy. May President Bush learn a lesson from it.
I believe we have found a good compromise, and we should proceed from that. The best way to bring down noise levels, however, is by an international agreement on a reduction in aircraft noise. A totally silent world is hardly possible nor even desirable. One day, though, a jumbo jet or the new and large – by European standards – Airbus will be emitting less noise than a flock of crows. There is no reason for us yet, however, to prescribe limits for the noise made by crows."@en1
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