Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-03-Speech-2-165"
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"Commissioner, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen
winter will soon be here and our citizens’ pleas to the European Union must not go unheeded. Throughout Europe, the men and women who have suffered the terrible tragedy of flooding, in particularly severe conditions, are waiting for a sign of hope from Parliament, but most of all they are awaiting clear, immediate, practical action.
In my region, in the Belgian Hainault or in less well-publicised areas, the public would not understand a refusal to help them or that there are two kinds of help according to the area in which one lives or the scale of the damage, as all these people have sadly been affected by the disaster, some more than others, or even twice as much as others – I am thinking in particular of those who are part of the economic fabric, such as farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises. They should, therefore, all be compensated equally and swiftly, and not be hindered by the excessive bureaucracy for which we are often known. What can we learn from this situation? Let us prove our effectiveness and usefulness; let us also fulfil our responsibilities by immediately implementing a concerted, coordinated and binding European policy with regard to land use planning. We must remain firm over the Kyoto requirements, whatever some may say. We can create a permanent aid Fund, but we must look to the future and work on long-term preventative measures. Commissioner, you spoke of 'political courage', but I would say to you that what this Parliament needs to demonstrate is 'joint political responsibility' in order to guarantee the safety of our citizens. Our future is at stake."@en1
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