Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-03-Speech-1-108"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Guidelines for trans-European energy networks (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060403.10.1-108"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-03-Speech-1-1092
lpv:speaker	lp:Andreas Mölzer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; NA (2004-07-20--2007-01-14)3 substitute; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is essential that the supply of energy to the European Union should be secure, reliable and reasonably-priced, for the sake of both private citizens and the businesses based in it, and in order to maintain the competitiveness of the EU’s industries. Improving the efficiency of energy generation and making the best possible use of existing production capacity and infrastructure makes sense not only in economic terms but also, without doubt, as a way of protecting the environment. If we are going to develop the infrastructure for the energy networks right across the EU, we ought at least also to equip them with new technologies in order to make them more efficient, to avoid the unnecessary duplication of pipelines, and to reduce to a minimum such forms of environmental pollution as the escape of methane from natural gas pipelines. It would also be an important step towards achieving the target of reducing energy consumption. Important though considerations of the security of the European Union’s energy supply might be, energy policy cannot be a reason for promoting, on a massive scale, the accession of Turkey to the EU. I do not believe that any country outside Europe should be allowed to become an EU Member State if the only reason for it being allowed in is the desire to extend the EU to the boundaries of the energy-rich regions in the Middle East and around the Caspian Sea. Even if Turkey does not become a member, the mooted oil pipelines will still be able to run through it and it will still be possible to realise the gas infrastructure projects. I believe that these things will be possible even if Turkey becomes no more than a privileged partner of the European Union rather than a fully-fledged Member State."@en1

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