Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-24-Speech-1-144"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Development of the Community's railways - Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community - Rail passengers' rights and obligations (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070924.17.1-144"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-24-Speech-1-1452
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 vice-chair; TRAN (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Despite the fact that trains continue to offer a safe, environmentally-friendly means of transport, capable of carrying large volumes of goods and passengers comfortably and speedily, with a high quality of service, the truth of the matter is that an open, competitive railway system in the Community area is still a long way off. Liberalisation is the only way to achieve the right financial and technological conditions for attracting investment and to provide the necessary impetus in order to make the railways more attractive and efficient and to achieve greater interoperability. The negotiation of the Third Railway Package is another step in this direction and we hope that the combined will of the Council, the Commission and the Parliament reflected in that package will send out a strong and coherent political message, a message which is capable of mobilising the long-term investment which this sector needs. I would like to congratulate our fellow Members, Mr Jarzembowski, Mr Savary and Mr Stercks, for their excellent work which has enabled us to discuss principles and guidelines today in relation to various matters. For example, the matter of access to the market for international passenger services by rail from 2010 and the question of agreement in the sensitive area of the charges to be applied to international passenger transport services, where it is necessary to safeguard both the financing of the relevant public service and the economic viability of transporters. It should be noted that this process will now be followed up because the opening up of the railways market is to be the subject of a new Commission communication, scheduled for 2012. Likewise, in the field of certification of train drivers, notable progress has been made over certificates and licences which in future, thanks to the Parliament, will certainly cover all train crew dealing with safety and, finally, there has been significant progress in the complex area of passenger rights and obligations with regard to compensation for delays and guaranteed mobility, for example, with a view to improving the efficiency and attractiveness of international passenger transport by rail. Mr President, we all know that there is a very long road between the drafting of legislation and its full implementation and it is that road which we must travel if we are to achieve dynamic and coherent development of this mode of transport."@en1

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