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"Unfortunately, I cannot support Mr Ferber’s report. It sometimes happens that in an entirely decent proposal of the European Commission, following work in the Parliamentary Committee, there is something that one cannot come to terms with. That is the case here.
In the first place, the amendments voted in the Committee on Transport and Tourism are essentially not a compromise at all. This is a decisive victory for the state monopolies fighting change. You can be certain that the extra years that they are allowed will not result in the necessary reforms, and that in a few years we will again have demonstrations outside Parliament.
Secondly, I am concerned by the fact that the arguments of representatives of the ‘old’ Member States keep on inferring that the ‘new’ Member States are not ready for liberalisation. Those ‘defenders’ of the Polish, Hungarian or Czech post offices are in reality defending the industry interests of the French, Belgian or Luxembourg monopolies. This is not fair play.
And finally the dates, giving the 31st of December of the previous year, rather than the 1st of January of the following year. This is a marketing ploy, in the same way it is easier to sell something that costs EUR 9.99, rather than 10. Is this what we have been reduced to for gaining public confidence in our policy?
Thank you for your attention."@en1
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