Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-21-Speech-2-044"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20031021.2.2-044"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"Madam President, the proposal before us is to complete the liberalisation of rail freight services, increasing competition in those Member States that have yet to liberalise their markets. In principle, some might view this as a positive development, since it could provide the UK with new market opportunities in other Member States. However, even my limited experience has taught me to be cynical. Whereas the UK market is largely open, according to single market principles, regrettably the same cannot be said for many other Member States. France, Belgium and Luxembourg remain solidly against completing freight liberalisation.
The safety directive has introduced a European Railway Agency so that all national safety regulations henceforth can only be introduced by prior consultation and notification to the Commission, thus enabling the Commission to examine draft national rules and question them if it wants. So out of the window goes any possibility of introducing urgent Member States' legislation if national rail safety so requires. This, in my view, is yet another example of the nanny super-state, where Brussels supposedly knows best. Try telling that to our fishermen and farmers!"@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples