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"en.20051024.13.1-046"2
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"Mr President, the problem of inactivating pesticides, whether in Europe or in the rest of the world, has become less and less of a priority in recent years. International organisations active in this field are sounding the alarm bells, since the ecological time bombs that are ticking as a result of the improper storage of chemical waste represent an increasing threat.
It is estimated that only somewhat more than 25 000 tonnes of pesticides are stockpiled in the eight Central European countries that joined the European Union in 2004. In the states of the former Soviet Union, however, or in other words our close and distant neighbours to the east and south, over 200 000 tonnes of obsolete and unprotected chemicals may be stockpiled, which are dispersed by the wind and washed away by rainwater. This means that no corner of the globe is safe from the threat.
I would therefore call on Parliament to turn its attention to this issue, which is one that has been neglected to date. A detailed plan of action should be drawn up without delay, aimed at the stocktaking, identification and destruction of all stockpiles of obsolete pesticides and other hazardous chemicals."@en1
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