Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-13-Speech-1-055"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-09-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:ICAO Meeting2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040913.5.1-055"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-09-13-Speech-1-0562
lpv:speaker	lp:Ingo Schmitt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2005-10-17)3 unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (2004-07-20--2005-10-17)3 substitute; JURI (2004-07-21--2005-10-17)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2005-10-17)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats takes the view that the oral question put by the Group of the Greens and the debate on the forthcoming meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organisation are neither timely nor relevant in content, for the question presupposes that the USA will be presenting the ICAO with a resolution when it meets on 28 September. That itself is doubtful, to say the least. That the debate on emissions trading and state subsidies to the world’s civil aviation industry is happening at all is attributable to a proposal from the ICAO Council. Moreover, the debate is taking place at the worst possible time, as neither the Committee on Transport and Tourism nor the plenary are in a position to consider in detail the ICAO’s position paper. The internal discussions within the Commission, and, in particular, among the competent Member States, have not yet been concluded either. Not only that, but the issue of emissions trading and state subsidies to the air transport sector is far too complicated for this House to be able to comment on it without careful preparation. It is also in the passengers’ interests that European airlines should answer questions about the possible effects on air transport and on how they compete with the airlines of third countries – all the more so in view of the extremely heavy economic burdens already placed on European airlines by the consequences of what happened on 11 September 2001 and by the increase in the price of oil. There is no disputing the European Union’s right to come to its own autonomous decisions in these matters, and so, for the reasons I have stated, we regard the motions for a resolution tabled by the other groups as ill-considered and premature and will vote against them accordingly."@en1

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