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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in his explanatory statement the rapporteur states that the
accident highlights the importance, among other things, of adequately monitoring full compliance with existing European and international regulations on maritime safety.
Other colleagues will no doubt refer to other aspects of the regulations governing maritime safety, as the Commissioner herself and the draftsman did. I am going to look at it from the point of view of health at work. I would highlight the need for continuous efforts in the area of health and safety at work, including the promotion of a culture of prevention and of the maritime professions. The training of seafarers – including the issue of a common language, Commissioner – is essential for improving maritime transport safety and preventing accidents. I would point out to the Commission and the Member States the need for a reform of international maritime law that deals with matters such as health and safety at work and the requirements of contemporary maritime transport. I would highlight the very serious harmful consequences now and for the generations to come of the ‘anything goes’ policy and the lack of scruples of businessmen and organisations motivated solely by profit. We must establish effective and sufficiently demanding regulations, which must be complied with in real terms and not just formally, which will prevent negative environmental, social and economic consequences and maybe, just maybe, the loss of life.
In conclusion, in addition to thanking the members of the Committee on Employment for their unanimous support for the opinion, I want to reiterate my gratitude to the seafarers, fishermen, volunteers and all those who have fought with great determination to combat pollution and support the environment and fisheries resources. Naturally, I would also like to thank the authorities in my country, who made every effort and took great pains to avoid more serious damage and who, in particular, are working through the ‘Galicia Plan’ to repair the damage caused and, since the very serious
accident, revitalise the area affected and Galicia as a whole.
Commissioner, we thank you for your political will, reflected in decisions, and we encourage you to continue with your work."@en1
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