Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-386"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Charging of heavy goods vehicles2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.61.2-386"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-3872
lpv:speaker	lp:Saïd El Khadraoui2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij.Anders- Sociaal, Progressief, Internationaal, Regionaal, Integraal Democratisch, Toekomstgericht (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I should first of all like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Wortmann-Kool, for the work she has done and, above all, for the result that is on the table today. A result that, if all goes well, will be the end, for the time being, of a long and laborious negotiation process. It is provisional because a great deal of homework is yet to be done in terms of external costs, one of the key bottlenecks. The Commission will need to develop a calculation method for the external costs within two years, upon which a fresh initiative will need to be taken. Some will claim that compromise Amendment 37 does not go far enough. Needless to say, I have a great deal of sympathy for this viewpoint, having myself tabled, in the Committee on Transport and Tourism, an oral amendment that goes much further with a view to keeping the pressure on in order to make quicker progress in terms of external costs, the well-known 60% rule. We scrapped this in the compromise, which means that things will all take a little longer. This may be a concession, but this is offset by the fact that the Council, in its common position, had not made any reference to external costs, and had to make a U-turn without there being any turning back now. The principle of external costs in toll charges will be accepted and applied. This is surely considerable progress on the road to fairer competition between the modes of transport, with the underlying principle being that the polluter pays. Combined with the fact that the revenue from toll charges will be used for investments in the whole of the transport system, and thus not only roads, means that possibilities are being created for alternative modes of transport, such as rail transport and inland shipping, which is a giant leap forward."@en1

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