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"Mr President, I should like to start by thanking the rapporteur, Mrs Brepoels, on her excellent work on the proposal being debated.
The formulation of correct policies, from bird 'flu, which you mentioned, to floods, depends on the existence of good information. Environmental policy at European Union level or at national level depends in particular on spatial information or, in other words, on information which can be placed geographically on a map. All other sectors also depend on similar, high quality information. Agricultural and regional policy, for example, rely in particular on the existence of spatial information. The formulation of our policies is hampered by the fact that spatial information is often isolated in systems which are not easily accessible. Similarly, in certain instances, data are classified in such a way that it is impossible to combine them with other sources, with the result that the evaluations needed in order to formulate policies cannot be carried out. The proposed INSPIRE directive aims to address the problems in question by improving the accessibility and interoperability of the spatial information systems kept by the public authorities of the Member States. In this way, the potential offered by modern technology as regards access to the information we need can be developed in the best possible way. Collating the individual experiences of the Member States is in this case a clear example of the added value of the proposed directive at European Union level.
At first reading, the Commission accepted most of the amendments proposed by Parliament. Unfortunately, the Commission was not in a position to accept the Council's common position, given that it considerably weakened elements of the Commission proposal. The most basic issues are as follows: the degree to which the public will have electronic access to spatial information, the removal of barriers to common use of spatial information between public authorities and the comitology procedure for the introduction of implementing rules.
It is with satisfaction that I find that, for the most part, the issues in question have been addressed thanks to the amendments proposed by the rapporteur and approved by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. These amendments reflect satisfactorily the initial spirit and objectives of the proposal. Consequently, the package of amendments constitutes a good basis on which to proceed to the compromise procedure with the Council. Given that many of the Member States continue to have reservations as regards basic issues, it is clear that they will demand concessions on both sides. I should like to assure you that the Commission will make every possible effort to facilitate the achievement of an agreement to the satisfaction of all sides."@en1
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