Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-17-Speech-3-182"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transitional points system for HGVs in Austria in 20042
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031217.6.3-182"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-17-Speech-3-1832
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, points in life are generally good things, but these points are unfortunately incongruous. Our esteemed fellow Member, Mr Swoboda, just said that Austria wants more. All my sympathies are with the Austrians but, ladies and gentlemen, we are not in Vienna, in the Austrian parliament: we are in the European Parliament! Can we ask ourselves the question as to whether Europe wants more? Of course we can. If I had been born in a valley in Austria the problem would look just like it does from your point of view. But if we look at Europe as a whole, goods nevertheless travel between southern Europe and northern Europe. If they do not go the direct route, and if they do not go the cheapest possible route, they find their own route going some other way. Journeys become longer, there is more wear and tear to the roads, and there is more pollution. We have to accept that within the EU we must adhere to common rules, although it might be trendy – and I fully understand this – to hide protectionism behind ecopoints, but we must see the wood and not just the trees. We must see the bigger picture, as the saying goes, because if we transport goods in Europe the expensive way, so that pollution increases, who will pay? It is always the end consumer that pays, that European earning just EUR 1 000 a month. What should the solution be? A switch to lorries that generate as little pollution as possible, and obviously, if possible, increased used of the railways. We know in practice that they do not have sufficient capacity, but we shall do our best. We should have tax concessions to switch to the most modern lorries, but it is not appropriate to go one’s own way when we are building a common Europe. We must see that the overall benefit is one the private European citizen can share."@en1

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