Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-24-Speech-4-041"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 20042
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050224.4.4-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-24-Speech-4-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; PECH (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3,3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, two months have passed since the tsunami tragedy. These two months must have been the most terrible eternity for the many thousands of human beings who have lost not only their families, their homes and their communities, but have also been deprived – and unfortunately remain deprived – of their only means of subsistence, especially those whose livelihood was fishing. The proposal tabled by the Commission is therefore a welcome one and should be adopted by Parliament once the proposals for improvement, tabled by the Socialist Group in the European Parliament and other parliamentary groups, have been incorporated. The proposal must, however, be assessed realistically and in terms of its actual scale. In other words, it should be viewed as a limited, short-term solution that is little more than symbolic, bearing in mind that thousands of boats were destroyed and it is unlikely that this action will help to replace more than a few dozen vessels. In addition, doubt has also been raised as to the suitability of the vessels for their intended purpose, and the logistics of the proposal are becoming complex and costly, especially when it comes to transporting the vessels. The initiative does have the merit, however, of demonstrating that the EU has not turned a blind eye to this aspect of the tragedy. Yet solidarity will only be effective if we go further, that is, if adequate funding is granted for building and rebuilding vessels especially small boats and traditional tools that are appropriate for local fishing methods. The funding in question can be secured by removing part of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance from the appropriations allocated to each Member State. To sum up, the Commission’s proposal should not be subject to demagogical criticism simply because it falls short of what is needed. Our primary objective is to do everything we can to bring it up to speed."@en1
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