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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Amending budget No 1/2008 - Solidarity Fund - Mobilisation of the European Union's Solidarity Fund (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080310.21.1-185"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-03-10-Speech-1-1862
lpv:speaker	lp:Costas Botopoulos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-10-25--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2007-10-25--2009-07-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2007-10-01--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFCO (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-10-10--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2007-10-01--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, solidarity is a fine word, and an even finer concept. Unfortunately, there is a very great need for it: the facts show that this need is becoming increasingly pressing because of natural disasters, which we should no longer look on as natural, but rather as increasingly frequent occurrences in our lives. In the summer months of 2007 alone, three very serious events occurred. Firstly, there was the UK situation that we are discussing and voting on today; immediately afterwards there were the terrible fires in Greece, which you all know about, and not long after that, more floods in Slovenia. All this shows us how serious these phenomena are, and also how essential it is for the EU to take action. I am surprised when fellow Members say they do not understand why the EU should provide money. It is a matter not only of money, but also of moral support and the feeling among the inhabitants of those areas that the EU is aware of their tragedy. In many cases it is a tragedy, and the EU is doing something about it. This leads me to point out, as has been said before, that the example of the UK, which we applaud, for it elicited a relatively rapid response, should be emulated in the countries that are subsequently stricken. It is no accident that our country, Greece, is next on the list for assistance from the Solidarity Fund, and we hope that in our case, too, help will be rapidly forthcoming. However, I am not sure that this will happen, and I wonder whether this is due to the EU and to how it deals with requests, or to the way in which the request itself was submitted by Greece. No matter: we hope that help will soon be given to Greece too, because I assure you that the situation in Greece is still very serious. The problem is that the money for Greece, which was put into the Fund, has not yet been announced."@en1

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