Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-17-Speech-2-040"
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"Mr President, there are several good reasons for rejecting the ports directive. Firstly, this is an issue on which each Member State should decide in accordance with the EU’s principle of subsidiarity. It is for the Member States to adopt positions on this type of issue. Our basic view is that Swedish rules should apply on Swedish territory.
Secondly, the process whereby the ports directive has again appeared on the agenda is undemocratic. The European Parliament rejected an identical proposal by the Commission barely a year ago. Thirdly, the players who would be affected by this directive do not think very much of it. There is currently efficient competition between European ports. The ports directive would lead to a distortion of competition because the ship owners’ own staff would take over the job of loading and unloading.
Who really wants this directive? Its main advocate is the Commission, which wants to drive through this legislation at any price. The Swedish June List will reject this legislative proposal."@en1
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