Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-14-Speech-2-188"
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"en.20030114.6.2-188"2
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"Commissioner, thank you for your response.
The
disaster highlights not only the gaps in the implementation of EU legislation which you referred to in your answer, designed to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, but also the lack of an adequate EU response mechanism. In relation to the
responsibility and liability were disputed. This delayed action and the absence of a coordinated EU response aggravated the environmental impact. If this incident, with the consequences it had for the shared environment and European fishing industries, had occurred in EU waters, and if an EU coastguard had existed, the response time would have been reduced, a refuge port would have been designated and the damage could have been minimised.
On top of this, we have had the subsequent incidents involving the
the
and the
. All these indicate the need not just for legislation but for the resources to do the job. Would the Commission consider setting up a study? We can learn how the United States tackles this problem, in relation not only to prevention – it saves some USD 6 billion per year by preventing incidents like this – but to its response when incidents do happen. They have successful experience in this field, and we have a lot to learn from them.
Since the Commission is the body which initiates legislation, I urge you, Commissioner, to consider acting on the findings of any such inquiry you may care to set up."@en1
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"Kariba"1
"Nicola"1
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