Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-02-Speech-1-125"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Single hull oil tankers2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030602.8.1-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-02-Speech-1-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Gilles Savary2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to start by thanking Mrs Loyola de Palacio for her excellent work, and my colleague, Mr Piecyk, who, in a very short space of time, has produced a well-thought out and, in my opinion, very high quality piece of work seeking to improve the text of the proposal. I would like to focus on two points, firstly legislation. It is true that Europe has adopted a large number of measures, but it is equally true that public opinion is currently increasingly doubtful that they are being implemented. Over and above this report on double hulls – we must not, in any case, allow the examples it quotes by way of illustration to mislead us as to the impact, for we know very well that double hulls will not remove all maritime risks and that there is no such thing as zero risk – we believe that it is extremely important that the European Union ensures that the Erika I and Erika II packages are actually being enforced. In this regard, I have to say to the Commissioner that I compiled a detailed account for the port of Bordeaux last year, after the disaster, that is. Eight old tubs featuring on the European blacklist entered the port without the French maritime authorities being able to confirm that they had been properly controlled. I suppose that what happened on a small scale in this minor port is representative of a much larger scale situation across Europe and, in my view, what our citizens now want is for Europe to make the Member States directly responsible, as directly responsible as possible, for we know that they are not all progressing at the same rate and that some are more willing to cooperate than others My second point concerns reparation for damage linked to disasters such as that of the . I have to tell you, Commissioner, that there is great disillusionment in France. The IOPCF is providing no more than 15% and the Structural Funds will not contribute any more than what is provided for under the FIFG. In my opinion, this will do a great deal of harm to the image of the European Union as a whole and to the image of the Commission, in particular. Lastly, again with regard to reparation for damage, we would like to receive accurate information on the progress made in dealing with the wreck and on what is likely to happen in the future. Are we facing chronic pollution, which will last for years, or is a solution emerging? There has been no response from the authorities for some months now. We need accurate information and we must, if possible, reassure our fellow citizens."@en1
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