Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-14-Speech-3-364"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Deployment of the European rail signalling system (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060614.21.3-364"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-14-Speech-3-3652
lpv:speaker	lp:Gilles Savary2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, I am a staunch partisan of the European rail system, the success of which depends on three things: interoperability, funding and opening rail networks to competition. In this report, the political centre of gravity tends to be the opening of networks to competition, in other words the market is paramount; whenever that is the case, road transport is always the winner. I believe we actually want to focus on interoperability and find a way to finance it. Moreover, the main issue at the present time concerning the introduction of ERTMS is how to fund it in such a way that the huge investment burden does not further handicap the railways in their efforts to compete with road transport. From this point of view, may I congratulate our honourable colleague, Mr Cramer, on his report. I am not sure that there was a need or obligation to assign priority to particular rail corridors. On the contrary, I believe it would have been better to say that, every time a network is upgraded or a new line is opened, it must be equipped to the new standard. I can scarcely imagine that any new line would not automatically be equipped in accordance with the new standard. There is also, of course, a crucial question with regard to funding during the transitional period when the old and new systems have to exist side by side. If this key question is not answered, national companies are liable to be wary. If it is answered, Commissioner, I believe we shall win the day, and we need to win, because each of the Thalys power cars, as you said, has seven different command and control systems installed, and they also cost 60% more than other locomotives."@en1

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