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Mr President, I should like to thank Mr Manders. This is the first time I have had an offer of a date through the European Parliament plenary, or at least an invitation to a drink. Thank you for that, Mr Manders, and thank you for your good work on the environmental liability file! You are absolutely right that we have been waiting a long time for this to come true.
I also want to thank Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee under the chairmanship of Vice-President Imbeni, because the positive spirit which animated Parliament's delegation throughout this conciliation enabled us to find a satisfactory overall compromise: the joint text before you today, which has been approved by the Conciliation Committee.
Thanks to this new directive, a comprehensive framework whereby environmental damage would be prevented or remedied through a system of environmental liability will be put in place for the first time. This new system will be a valuable benefit for the citizens and the environment of an enlarged Union. I am very pleased with the result that has been achieved by the co-legislators. We all wanted this directive to be an ambitious and workable piece of legislation, and finding a balanced compromise in such a technically complex and politically sensitive subject was certainly not easy. I think that the text before you will constitute a significant step forward towards better environmental protection in Europe. The contribution of this new directive to the conservation of biological diversity in Europe, through its application to protected species and natural habitats, is just one example of the many gains made possible by this directive. Thank you again, Mr Manders."@en1
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