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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Enhancing ship and port facility security2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031118.5.2-122"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-18-Speech-2-1232
lpv:speaker	lp:Christos Folias2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-11-07--2004-03-09)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (1999-07-20--2004-03-09)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2004-03-09)3 member; EPP-ED (2002-03-08--2004-03-09)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-03-09)3 member; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-03-09)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, I should like to congratulate the committee and the rapporteur, because the need to develop secure ports and maritime transport is proven to be very great every day. And of course I understand the rush on this issue. However, I must register a complaint about the fact that a proposal made by the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy for cofinancing the cost of these measures was rejected. An OECD study in July 2003 calculated the initial cost of the measures needed at USD 1 279 million in initial investments, followed by USD 730 million a year to maintain them. As you will understand, this massive cost, which will be divided between the European ports, will need to be paid, as there is no cofinancing as proposed by the Committee on Industry, by the ports, shipping companies and small and medium-sized companies engaged in fringe activities. We therefore understand that the competitiveness of the European economy will bear a disproportionately heavy burden in comparison with other competing economies. The fact that it is certain that jobs will be lost and small and medium-sized companies will close has also been ignored. I worry that none of this has been taken into proper account and I worry that we are sacrificing this in our hurry to pass the regulation. I hope that time will prove me wrong, but I am very worried that these serious issues will cost the European economy a great deal."@en1

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