Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-22-Speech-1-065"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety at sea2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030922.5.1-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-22-Speech-1-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:Bent Hindrup Andersen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; JuniBevægelsen (2003-03-01--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (2003-03-01--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2003-03-25--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the aftermath of the loss of the is frightening. I cannot forbear to emphasise that, in Denmark and especially in areas near the coast, including the small islands, there prevails a good deal of frustration at the fact that an increasing number of single-hulled tankers with both light and heavy fuel oils pass through our waters. It is grotesque that the EU should invest billions in obtaining a cleaner Baltic Sea, at the same time as there is an increasing amount of oil being transported in ways that constitute a danger. The aid to the countries in the area of the Baltic Sea should be linked closely to a rapid halt to voyages undertaken by single-hulled vessels. The Danish islands and the area around the Baltic Sea are especially vulnerable to the pollution that can be caused by just one shipwreck. Russia’s development of its oil terminals, resulting in many instances of oil being transported through the area of the Baltic Sea, is therefore extremely worrying. In very practical terms, the EU can do three things. Firstly, it can campaign for the Baltic Sea to be classified as a particularly sensitive area. Partly because of the limited quantity of water flowing through it, the Baltic Sea is just such an area. By classifying it in this way, it would be possible to take the necessary preventive measures to protect the area against dangerous transports of oil through its waters. Finally, the EU can also lobby within the IMO for the phasing-out of single-hulled tankers globally. Last but not least, it can allow the phasing-out of the single-hulled tankers to be part of the deliberations concerning the allocation of aid to environmental development so that maximum pressure is exerted upon Russia to persuade it to introduce bans on single-hulled tankers putting in at the country’s ports. I should like to ask the Commissioner if contact has been made with the Russian authorities and if there is any news – ideally good news – from them."@en1

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