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"Mr President, Commissioner, in January 2005 the European Commission and the European Parliament joined the international show of solidarity by taking an instant decision to grant enormous amounts of financial and other assistance to the victims of the tsunami. One of the ways in which non-financial assistance will be granted is the transfer of second-hand boats to fishermen who were affected by the tsunami, and who lost not only their families and their closest friends, but also their homes and the means of earning their living. When the House held a vote on this resolution on Tuesday morning, no one was in any doubt as to whether to vote in favour. This was a natural expression of emotion and solidarity.
There are a number of questions that must be asked, however. Will the Commission pay out compensation to all of those to whom it has been guaranteed? To what extent will this make extra demands upon the European Union’s budget, and why does the Commission wish to transfer some of the cost to the Member States? Will European fishermen who have decided to give up their jobs receive the compensation promised by the EU? Will there be any chance of compensation for companies and steelworks that had already been awarded contracts to demolish boats and had incurred organisational costs, and will jobs created under the previous programme be safeguarded? Should the Commission consider providing assistance for building new ports and shipyards in countries affected by the tsunami, instead of restricting itself to the transfer of old fishing boats? Many thanks."@en1
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