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"Madam President, in order not to repeat what other Members have said, I would like to stress a couple of collateral aspects.
Firstly, this directive responds to the profound imbalances in the transport system, within which road transport is progressively increasing its share and is in danger of collapse. Meanwhile, there are certain other forms of transport that are losing share and volume, as in the case of goods by rail. I believe that railways are a more sustainable and less polluting means of transport than lorries, and that we must discriminate positively in their favour until they can manage by themselves. Goods transport by rail is still subordinate to passenger transport by rail and its average speed is therefore not very competitive. We must construct more sections of line exclusively for goods and, if we do that, we will enjoy clear economic and environmental benefits in the medium term.
The second aspect relates to the need to promote the interoperability of European toll systems. There are stretches of our network in which, within little more than twenty-five kilometres, there are five motorway toll stations, which inevitably increases congestion. We are still awaiting the proposed legislation in this regard from the Commission. Let us hope that it does not take five years."@en1
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