Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-27-Speech-2-315"
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"en.20050927.22.2-315"2
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member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I should like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the rapporteurs on their competent work. In the context of this so-called – and I do mean ‘so-called’ – third package, I should like to focus on two dossiers: firstly, the directive on the certification of train crews and, secondly, the directive on liberalisation.
Firstly, with regard to the report by my colleague and friend Mr Savary, I must say that it is particularly important to adopt this proposal for a directive. I actually see this dossier as belonging to the second railway package and, since rail-freight services have already been liberalised, it is imperative to create harmonised European conditions for train drivers and the whole on-board train crew. This directive could also contribute significantly towards making a lasting improvement in safety, and it is desirable that it be implemented as quickly as possible.
As Mr Jarzembowski is probably aware, I have considerable reservations about the content of his report, and my view is still that we are on the wrong track here. I am not opposed to it in principle, but it should be noted that liberalisation is not, as yet, known to have had any positive impact, whether on safety, on quality, or on the social situation of crews. No suitable framework has been created for conditions of competition throughout the network, and there is no guarantee that quality and efficiency will increase. The bad experiences of those countries that have already done this do have to be taken into account, too.
If Parliament really takes this path tomorrow, it will find itself on the path already described by a late Austrian cabaret artist, who said ‘I don’t know where I’m going, but the main thing is I get there soon’. I certainly agree with Mr Jarzembowski and Mr Rack that this time scheduling of legislative resolutions is not exactly the most sensible thing for Parliament to do."@en1
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