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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-01-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety at sea2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040112.7.1-100"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-01-12-Speech-1-1012
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, like others I welcome these reports on combating ship-source pollution. The UK, as an island, is especially vulnerable, and the history of our coastline is littered with horrific accidents and disasters not dissimilar to the . I am sure there is merit in the idea of harmonising sanctions, but these need to be very powerful measures and certainly must not weaken Member States' existing legislation. Harmonising up, yes, but levelling down, no. Then we need to ask who we are really trying to make responsible. Mr Andrews referred earlier on to 'rust buckets': the elderly ships on our seas that are a threat to coastlines, to maritime safety and to marine life. In the event of an accident, it is not the captains of these ships who need a custodial or prison sentence; it is the owners, those who are really responsible. All too often, it seems, it is those at the top, those with ultimate responsibility, who escape justice. Mr Ortuondo Larrea and others referred to flags. This is something of a distraction. The real issue here is the farce whereby ships are allowed to sail under flags of a country with which they have no connection at all. Finally, we also need to ensure that the rights of people living near areas vulnerable to disasters are protected. We have to consider the consequences for citizens who live close to pollution disaster areas. All these aspects vary from one country to another and, listening to this debate, I remain to be convinced as to how these harmonising instruments will actually crack down on those who are really responsible and bring them to justice."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-09-24--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-30--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Evans, Robert J.E. (PSE )."1 "Prestige"1

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