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Mr President, there is a funny Hungarian saying about ‘throwing the baby out with the bath water’. I am sorry to tell you that is my opinion of the recommendation.
The Council common position is a realistic approach to the issue, understanding the problems of the different Member States and their regions. The Maaten report seeks to destroy this compromise, for instance deleting the ‘sufficient’ category. Ordinary people understand that although some water may not be perfect for bathing, it is not dangerous either: it is just sufficient. This is what we call common sense.
The self-cleaning capacity of a lake and that of a sea are clearly different. That is why the Council has wisely set up different quality standards for coastal and inland waters; the rapporteur opposes this. The Maaten report would tell Member States in which language they should provide information on water quality. That is not a good idea. If some people decide to vote against the European Constitution, it will be because of the kind of over-regulation proposed in this report and other things like that."@en1
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