Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-12-Speech-1-170"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Flood assessment and management (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060612.20.1-170"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-12-Speech-1-1712
lpv:speaker	lp:Thomas Ulmer2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, let me first express my thanks to Mr Seeber for his commendable treatment of this draft directive. We all know how many reasons there are for these increasingly horrific flood disasters. Fortunately, not all of us have had to experience such disasters. Eighty per cent of our European rivers cross borders and are thus international watercourses, which means that we can all benefit from a set of European rules. At the same time, we have to emphasise that subsidiarity is a very basic principle and must not be infringed. I am therefore torn between these two positions. Flood prevention is a classic example of solidarity. I live by the lower stretches of a river, and I know what it means when there are no flood defences upstream, when there are no compensation areas, detention basins or the like, when the upper reaches are constantly being penned in, with the accompanying increase in the speed of flow. The draft directive guarantees a minimum level of protection of common interests and a degree of solidarity – through the Solidarity Fund, for example, which actually disbursed some 100 million euros to Romania, Bulgaria and the Tyrol in 2005. I believe that the draft takes subsidiarity into consideration, albeit insufficiently. It could go a bit further in this direction. Needless to say, subsidiarity does not mean that the Member States are released from their responsibilities. The three-step approach we have outlined is logical: assessment of cross-border risks, compiling of flood maps and preparation of contingency plans for effective risk management. Even if there were no revision clause, I should be happy to see us discuss after the first five years whether the European approach has actually delivered the desired benefits."@en1

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