Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-16-Speech-1-082"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021216.7.1-082"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-16-Speech-1-0832
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, optimists who take the view that the EU's policy and structure are doing well often claim that within the EU, economy and finance are no longer the all-important issues – and have not been for a long time – but that we have now moved on to a Community of values such as peace, solidarity and environmental protection. Unfortunately, the discussion of the directives on the protection of workers against asbestos once again illustrates that the EU is much more about the economy than about issues such as public health, and that the Council and the Commission want to keep it that way. On 10 April, at first reading, I insisted that more should be done about asbestos than the Commission had proposed. This is necessary because this illness-inducing substance has for far too long been treated as the solution for everything, because dwellings and industrial buildings in Eastern Europe contain high levels of Russian asbestos and because also people other than those handling asbestos can become affected. Among those who are at risk are family members of asbestos workers, residents of dwellings that contain asbestos and people who are in the vicinity of asbestos removal activities. As draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy, I have already tried to extend the scope of the directive to include other victims and to increase public access to business information. Initially, I received wide support for this until the Commission pointed out the legal pitfalls. On that basis, I suggested inviting the Commission, before the end of 2003 and independently of this directive, to make additional proposals for damages and the protection of victims other than those exposed to asbestos in the course of their employment. The Commission is against this extension, and the Council feels even more strongly about it. It would, of course, be a step forward if a more stringent directive were to be adopted now, but it is disappointing to see which measures will not be included for the time being because of objections raised to them. The compromise that has been thrashed out and the three corresponding amendments are therefore, in my view, inadequate."@en1

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