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"Mr President, I also wish to congratulate the rapporteur on this important piece of work. Forests are an important natural resource, and their sustainable management is vital, not only for natural diversity and ecological balance but also for our economy and prosperity. It is important to establish a common database regarding the condition of the forests and the environmental pollution from which they are under threat. This way we would be in a better position to ward off the threats and create a policy which will also safeguard our top quality forest resources in the future.
During Parliament’s debate the prevention of forest fires was added to the group of activities to be funded out of the programme in the Commission proposal. At the same time, Parliament has also been prepared to increase programme funding as part of the intergroup compromise. The Council in its common position was strongly opposed to both these points: both the inclusion of fire prevention activities and an increase in funding. The debates, however, have seen a clear convergence of opinion. Parliament, and the Commission too, have worked hard to bring the Council closer to Parliament’s position.
Now we have to see to it that there is consensus right to the end. If Parliament’s intergroup compromise is jeopardised in any way in tomorrow’s vote, the implementation of the entire plan will also be jeopardised, so I hope that the spiritual powers the rapporteur called upon will be present tomorrow in the vote.
As part of the compromise, too, the programme will cease at the end of 2006. The Commission should put forward a proposal to continue with action to protect forests from atmospheric pollution and other phenomena that weaken them.
We nevertheless have to bear in mind how diverse the European forests are. Fire prevention activities must be carried out by means of regional programmes in order to be able to address the most outstanding problems of each region and so that the activities involved are suited to forest types and climate. It is also important that the people in a region can become involved in these programmes. For this reason, when this programme work is undertaken in the future, these matters I think should be highlighted very clearly, and I believe that the Member States will supply valuable information before the Commission then puts forward its own proposal for after 2006."@en1
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