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"en.20031218.4.4-091"2
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A small Member State is being subjected to a measure which public opinion in that country has unanimously rejected out of hand. In that country, the impression is now being created that EU membership and democratic decision-making about their own living environment are no longer all that compatible. The arrogance of the large countries and their interests in trade and transport has in this so-called compromise at third reading been the deciding factor. To Germany and Italy, Austria is nothing but an inconvenient barrier to their doing business with each other, to which the impact on the quality of life in the alpine valleys is being completely subordinated. This is the way to act if you want to incur the EU’s hatred. Austria would probably not have become a member of the European Union without the undertakings given upon its accession to restrict through freight traffic on the roads. I do not expect Austria to resign now, but I do not blame it at all for not taking any notice of the decision presently to be taken. From the beginning of this conflict, I have supported the Austrian representatives in this Parliament, on 4 September 2001 and 12 February 2003 to be precise, in the face of complete ignorance on the part of the majority. Today, I am once again joining them in voting against."@en1
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