Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-18-Speech-3-106"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety at sea and measures to alleviate the effects of the Prestige oil tanker disaster2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021218.6.3-106"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-18-Speech-3-1072
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2003-01-28)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, all policy-makers must realise that our dependence on imported oil inevitably brings with it transportation risks. If we are to reduce this dependence, we will need to invest more in investigating the use of renewable energy sources. We should also be looking at the possibility of bringing in more oil in through pipelines. This does not, however, detract from the need to improve the general conditions for transporting oil by sea. Firstly, this means tightening up the present system of port state control. More stringent and more frequent inspections should result in unseaworthy ships or ships that are not in good enough condition to carry certain goods being placed under arrest at an earlier stage. Secondly, the Council deserves support for its plans to speed up the phasing-out of single-hull tankers. It is, however, in everyone’s interest that we establish double-hull transportation capacity so as to avoid a shortage of supply. Thirdly, Member States must offer tangible help to ships and areas that are in distress. By no means all Member States appreciate the need to designate ports of refuge and create rescue, assistance and cleaning facilities in them. Furthermore, we must also press ahead with the setting up of the COPE fund, which will reimburse affected areas for the damage they have suffered. Incidentally, our attention should not be directed solely at the cargo but also at the bunker oil used as fuel for the ships themselves. This can also cause significant damage to the environment and has thus far not formed part of the remit of the IMO. Sadly, we have already experienced several major oil disasters. It is time we took a fundamental look at our position and our approach to these. I hope that everyone concerned realises this."@en1

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