Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-17-Speech-3-158"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electronic road toll systems2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031217.5.3-158"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-17-Speech-3-1592
lpv:speaker	lp:Ari Vatanen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (Finland) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, road tolls are never popular, especially if one is paying them oneself, but they are a fact of life in today’s Europe all the same. They are necessary. It is just a question of how we can minimise the bother they cause and the costs that result. Various systems have now been introduced at local and national level, but they are not compatible. Obviously, to avoid problems, they have to be harmonised. The excellent aim of this Commission proposal is that each and everyone should have just one contract and every vehicle just one box, for the internal market to function properly. This is only reasonable. I agree with Mrs Sommer that the interoperability of road tolls is the objective, rather than the means of achieving it. I would disagree somewhat with the Commission: in my opinion, we need to be more flexible as far as local authorities are concerned, because then good, viable schemes already in operation would not have to be scrapped just because satellite systems are being adopted too rapidly. The fact that the systems should be mutually functional is the goal, not that they should work using microwaves or any other waves. That is why it is sufficient that general requirements should be determined to achieve the basic object of the directive, which is the interoperability of the systems. That is crucial. A dynamic Europe needs road transport. An ever more affluent Europe needs mobility. Good though it might be that we standardise these systems, we must also make sure that we keep costs at a reasonable level and do not voluntarily place ourselves in a straitjacket."@en1

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