Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-04-Speech-1-147"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Forest fires and floods (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060904.20.1-147"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-04-Speech-1-1482
lpv:speaker	lp:Zbigniew Kuźmiuk2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2006-01-05--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; UEN (2005-12-13--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, for more than a decade we have hardly seen a year without a drought. As a consequence of these droughts, we have also experienced huge fires or, in contrast, sudden and prolonged downpours that have caused equally sudden floods. All these phenomena are increasing in scale and causing a great deal of damage, particularly to the agricultural sector. It happened in 2005 in Spain and Portugal, and it happened this year in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland and Greece. Over the last two years, the European Parliament has adopted as many as three resolutions on the droughts in Portugal and Spain and on the effects of the natural disasters on the agricultural sector. Unfortunately, in spite of numerous debates in the European Parliament and the resolutions adopted, the involvement of the European Institutions seems to have had no positive impact. Furthermore, the European Commission suggests that the funds for dealing with natural disasters should, first and foremost, come from the Member States. Be this as it may, the scale of the damage exceeds the financial resources of individual countries. There have also been suggestions that these kinds of events should be covered by insurance, and that insurance companies should pay for the damage. However, we should remember that natural disasters are becoming increasingly common and are so destructive that insurance companies are refusing to insure against these kinds of events. We therefore need to draw up a compensation system at European Union level which can be applied very quickly after damage is caused. The European Union should show solidarity in the face of ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1

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