Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-22-Speech-2-194"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050222.13.2-194"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-22-Speech-2-1952
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Groen (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, many people are concerned about the impact of the environment on their health, and these are very specific concerns. It has now been adequately proven that fertility is decreasing and the number of miscarriages is rising as a result of environmental influences. It is becoming increasingly clear that people suffer from allergies. The number of children suffering from asthma and having to go through life with inhalers is on the up. The influence of tobacco smoke on the health of non-smokers has become abundantly clear to us all. The action plan thus fits into the scale approach which focuses on five key concepts: science, children, awareness, legal instruments and evaluation. I have to say, though, Commissioner, that when the action programme was presented, there was a great deal of disappointment and scepticism. Allow me to mention three points. Firstly, there is the significant gap between the ambitions in the general strategy and the action plan itself. Secondly, the action plan is not really an action plan, but rather a research plan, and one that will probably fail to actually reduce the disease burden that is caused by environmental pollution. As various Members have told the House, Commissioner, we do not need more research or studies; what we really do need, though, is action. Thirdly, there are no concrete financial proposals from the Commission as to how all this is to be funded. Without funding, you cannot get the show on the road; that, Commissioner, is impossible and not feasible, that much we know. This leads to much scepticism, much concern, although fortunately there is satisfaction about Mrs Ries’ report and the report by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. I should like to focus on two more points that we in the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance would like to introduce by way of two amendments; we would like to emphasise that no targets have been proposed for the proposed actions, and that, out of the 13 actions, only three pertain to specific measures to reduce the disease burden. Secondly, we would like to emphasise that there is no system of biomonitoring in place with a link to environmental medicine. I urge you, Commissioner, to take Parliament’s remarks into consideration and would be grateful if you turned your action plan into a real action plan that does credit to its name."@en1

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