Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-02-12-Speech-1-107"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome the fact that our Parliament is making bolder proposals than the Commission where the recycling of waste is concerned.
However, what can we expect from a Commission whose policy is to systematically sacrifice the general interest of Europeans for the sake of the individual interests of the shareholders of multinational companies?
Environmental dumping of waste must be combated within and outside the Union. This matter should, moreover, constitute one of the core aspects of Mr Mandelson's negotiating mandate at the WTO. What is at stake here is not only the protection of the planet, but also the fight against relocations that are due to the violation of basic environmental rules. All waste produced within the Union, including waste from ships chartered by European companies, must be treated on EU soil by industrial sectors that create jobs, with national authorities assuming responsibility for this.
Africa, India and Asia must no longer be treated as the dustbins of Europe. Local authorities have been able to anticipate, to set an example and to innovate. Proof of this is the ‘model’ methanisation plant and the multi-sector waste recovery process established by the authority to which my town belongs.
Unfortunately, these exemplary achievements within the Union owe everything to local taxpayers and little or nothing to the Union and to manufacturers. It would be helpful for this to be taken into consideration and for help to be given to those who have fewer opportunities than others."@en1
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