Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-22-Speech-4-839"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"sk"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080522.24.4-839"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-22-Speech-4-8382
lpv:speaker	lp:Zita Pleštinská2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 unknown; Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I voted in favour of the European Parliament’s resolution on the natural disaster in China. Earthquakes are catastrophic events that claim very many lives and cause huge damage to property. The Chinese earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.8, has shocked people all over the world. This devastating quake has claimed a large number of victims and has created extremely difficult conditions for those who have been affected by it, especially in Sichuan Province. I would like to express my deepest sympathy and solidarity with the Chinese people and with the great many victims of this tragedy. We welcome the fact that the Chinese authorities reacted swiftly to the disaster by providing emergency relief measures. It should be noted that China was also willing to accept offers of aid from external sources. Moreover, it is gratifying to see that the Chinese and foreign media were allowed to transmit detailed and accurate information on the disaster. According to my estimates, the EU has already provided more than EUR 10 million in aid. However, China needs the practical experience of Europeans in this field even more than it needs financial aid. The emergency relief measures provided for the civilian population must therefore include tried and tested practices for reducing the impact of events of this kind. The EU has to make available the knowledge it has acquired from seismology research so as to help identify the reasons for the inadequate structural stability of buildings. The earthquake region of Sichuan must be converted into an open-air laboratory where potential solutions can be tested out and the findings used for the reconstruction of that province."@en1

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