Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-02-15-Speech-4-150"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20070215.20.4-150"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
Although the report stresses the impact of oil price increase on the transport sector, which is responsible for 56% of total oil consumption, it is a great pity that it makes no reference to other sectors, such as fisheries.
Fuel prices have hit the fisheries sector particularly badly. Its operating margins and economic viability have been significantly affected, thus exacerbating the socio-economic crisis in the sector. Between 2004 and 2006 alone, the price of fuel went up by around 100%, and in some parts of the sector fuel accounts for some 50% of total operating costs.
Fishermen have seen their incomes go down, which is particularly serious as the sector is mainly concentrated in regions with fragile economies. Various studies warn of the risk of thousands of fishing businesses and thousands of jobs disappearing on account of fuel price rises.
Urgent, extraordinary measures must therefore be taken to support the sector, for example the creation of a guarantee fund, with Community participation, in order to stabilise fuel prices. Until such time as that fund is put in place, the fishing businesses affected must be granted some form of temporary compensation."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples