Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-253"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Single European sky2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030702.7.3-253"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-07-02-Speech-3-2542
lpv:speaker	lp:Kyösti Virrankoski2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President the legislative package being discussed to create a Single European Sky is a very challenging one. I would like at this stage to thank the rapporteurs for their excellent cooperation and in taking this matter forward. The problem with European airspace is congestion. There is an enormous volume of air traffic in Central Europe. Ensuring that it flows well demands cooperation between the Member States, and this has already been achieved. Nevertheless, in sparsely populated Member States, such as Finland, there are not very many problems of this sort. The country’s domestic air traffic, in particular, can be managed very flexibly alone. The objectives in the report are ambitious. It has a number of far-reaching proposals. One of them concerns the division of airspace. Dividing up the airspace into sectors could be brought about if necessary through qualified majority decisions. One might wonder whether this is necessary to achieve the objectives or whether cooperation between the Member States would suffice. It may well be that closer integration in the heart of the EU is essential, but there is probably no need for it in the peripheral regions, given their special circumstances. A problem, too, is charges. If air traffic control services were charged based on average values it might well mean that charges would clearly rise in some areas. A more delicate problem is the integration of military aviation and air defence with the European system. Traditionally, military matters and questions of defence do not fall within the scope of the codecision procedure, involving the Council and Parliament, in the EU, and there is no justification for that now either. Consequently, in this regard too we should tread carefully and respect agreed principles. Even taking these difficulties into consideration, however, the reports are extremely valuable and the objectives they have set their sights on are excellent."@en1

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