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"I heard a Member talking about a 'revolution in transport culture', and I say yes to that. Yes, we should encourage the development of clean transport systems, yes we should limit road traffic, and yes we should have a European transport policy which contributes to economic and social cohesion. However, there is one thing that we must not forget: there are real geographical and cultural differences between States, which explain the history of the transport systems of each one of them, and Europe should not seek to erase these differences.
For example, in France there is great diversity between the various landscapes, especially in mountain regions and rural areas. If we want to treat our citizens fairly, wherever they happen to be in France, or in Europe for that matter, we cannot think dogmatically, as the Commission has done in its proposal.
This proposal is lacking in pragmatism and does not take sufficient account of disparities in treatment at local level. When I see the flagrant lack of infrastructures in certain geographical areas, when they are already isolated, depopulated and abandoned, I cannot accept the guidelines set out in this White Paper, which continues to address only liberal concerns."@en1
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