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"Mr President, I wish to thank Mrs Redondo Jiménez for her splendid work in drawing up the report on the Forest Focus programme. It is excellent that the European Union is taking this important step to improve the condition of our forests and support a better and diverse forestry policy in all the Member States.
For the Nordic countries, and Finland in particular, forests are especially important for recreation and the economy but also for nature conservation. The forests in the EU Member States are very different from one another owing, for example, to local natural conditions. The social significance of forests and the principal reason they are needed also vary in different parts of Europe.
Last summer we saw what sort of massive destruction forest fires cause. I am glad that Parliament has now also given attention to forest fire prevention in addition to monitoring activities. In particular I would like to express my support for Amendment No 19, which concerns the status of the Standing Forestry Committee. In my opinion, the Standing Forestry Committee should be involved in this programme and take account of coordination of forestry issues at EU level. The forthcoming enlargement of the EU will also mean the coordination of forestry policy will have to be improved. There are big differences between the current and the new Member States with regard to the forest ownership structure, and in the promotion of private forestry, for example, we Finns could be active in offering expert help to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, on the basis of our experience. Amendment No 4, which emphasises the multifunctional role of forests, is also welcome in my view. This is important, just as Amendment No 15 regarding compliance with the principle of subsidiarity is, because they both highlight the differences between forests and our regional and climatic conditions.
The scheme quite rightly supports national forestry policies in Member States whilst respecting the specific ecological characteristics of the remoter regions of the EU. In future we have to stress the primary importance of national measures and the rules relating to the management of forests. The creation of norms and regulations governing the management of forests must in future, I think, fall within the powers of decision of each Member State. In this respect I also want to support the view of my colleague, Peder Wachtmeister, that the sustainable use of forests and decision-making in forestry matters are above all the responsibility of the forest owner."@en1
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