Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-10-Speech-1-103"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Market access to port services2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030310.5.1-103"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-10-Speech-1-1042
lpv:speaker	lp:Alain Esclopé2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Chasse, Pêche, Nature, Traditions (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, although this draft directive has been considerably amended, I do not think it is any more appropriate now than it was at first reading. As I see it, the reasons for excluding pilotage services from the scope of the directive apply to all technical nautical services. Quality of service and the safety of operations are part and parcel of all these services. This directive has a single aim. It seeks to establish fair competition, which seems to amount to opening up markets judged to be sufficiently profitable to competition. Although the efficiency and reliability of public services is recognised, this is outweighed by the interest, or rather the interests generated from the process. Self-handling provides an example of this liberal vision. Although it now has a better-defined framework, for the most part it ignores the high safety standards currently in place. Is it actually realistic to imagine that the two roles currently fulfilled by qualified professionals might, in future, be undertaken by non-specialist workers in a completely fragmented way? The dock workers made their discontent clear through their demonstrations in Brussels on Friday and this afternoon in Strasbourg. The demonstrations show how they despair of the European institutions that are out of touch with reality and the concerns of the people of Europe. They can see that the authorities are sticking obstinately to their dogmatic positions. This is all the more unacceptable when safety is at stake. I am not going to reiterate the points made by some of my fellow Members during the discussions on the previous document. They pointed out the negative repercussions of previous cases of liberalisation, which proved unpopular as they were ill-prepared and imposed. Further to the and accidents, it is not possible to claim ignorance or maintain that such incidents were highly unlikely. If accidents happen, the European Union and its institutions must act in accordance with their accountability to the citizens of Europe."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Erika"1 "Prestige"1

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