Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-12-13-Speech-3-442"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Driving licences (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061213.39.3-442"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-12-13-Speech-3-4432
lpv:speaker	lp:Ewa Hedkvist Petersen2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2007-01-31)3 member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2004-07-20--2007-01-31)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2007-01-31)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, at long last, we can begin the move to a common European driving licence. We have, unfortunately, been forced to accept a latest deadline of 26 years for all the Member States to have introduced the common driving licence. This is much too long a period. Like previous speakers, I believe that things will progress more quickly than that. We must now call on the Member States to take this matter seriously and work towards having a common driving licence sooner, and one, at that, that is replaced at regular intervals. We must also call on the Commission to assist the Member States in this work, just as Mr Jarzembowski said. This is an important issue for Europeans, as it affects so many people. A majority of European citizens possess a driving licence. There is one thing that we know with certainty, and that is that the people of Europe want it to be easy to drive in their own country and in others and to be able to use their driving licences without administrative hassle. However, Europeans also want those driving on the roads to be properly qualified so to do. It should also be possible to punish those who break the law or the rules, even if they come from a different country. The new common driving licence will, over time, meet all these needs. Clearly, this has to happen in a timeframe shorter than 26 years. As has already been pointed out, this measure will improve road safety, but it will also, at the same time, counteract social dumping, so that those aiming to exploit the fact that there are fake driving licences in circulation will not, in future, be able to make financial gains from this. I would like to close by thanking all the fellow Members I have worked with for the cooperation we have enjoyed. We have been working on this issue for a long time, and it is no small number of us who have taken an active part in the debate. Finally, I would like to add that I think it is a positive development that access to motorcycling will be on a progressive basis. I believe this is a good thing for road safety."@en1

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