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I welcome the outcome achieved in conciliation and declared my favourable vote in writing.
Throughout this complex process, the text has changed considerably, from one that was very negative on crucial aspects to one that provides balanced solutions that would lead to clearer and more transparent rules on access to the port services market. For those who want to access this market, of course.
The controversial ‘self-handling’ would be restricted to being undertaken only by the ship’s own crew and in coordination with the competent port operator. In the case of pilotage, the Member States would be given the necessary leeway for granting the necessary authorisation for tough rules and qualifications. Finally, the broad framework of the principle of subsidiarity would be respected. Every single port or port facility would be obliged to provide information on its own financial relations, thereby avoiding distortions of competition.
I therefore believe that this was a positive outcome – of course the outcome that was possible, given the make-up of the interests in question and of the controversy the issue has stirred up.
I regret that conciliation has been rejected by a slim majority. I am afraid that we will return to the worst stage of this process, delaying port development for years. I am also surprised that, in the final vote, more than a dozen voting machines – all belonging to Members who were voting in favour – stopped working for some strange reason and that, despite their immediate complaints, the President did not restart the vote."@en1
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