Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-07-08-Speech-2-026"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-07-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080708.4.2-026"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-07-08-Speech-2-0272
lpv:speaker	lp:Ria Oomen-ruijten2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2007-03-22--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2007-03-20--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-03-22--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-03-28--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are having this debate today because citizens and governments are worried about the construction of this pipeline. They are worried because the environment in the sensitive Baltic sea area is at risk. The debate has, however, become hugely politicised. Everyone agrees that we have to respect all of the international and environmental conventions, certainly when it comes to the sensitive Baltic Sea area. Mr President, the politicisation that is happening here has nothing to do with that. We have to admit that we need the energy, that domestic production, in the Netherlands as elsewhere, is continuing to fall and so we need the gas from other sources. That gas comes from Russia. It would have been much better to transport that gas over land but that has been made impossible. Now we have to go through that sensitive area. My first point, therefore, concerns respect for all international and environmental conventions. My second point – and I hope that not everyone has been deaf to this – is that a satisfactory environmental impact report has to lead to the issuing of permits. These permits would have to be issued by Germany, by Denmark, by Sweden and also by Finland. We will have to pass judgment on this later on another occasion, at the end of the year. Another point is that we also need a certain degree of reciprocity. We are dependent on Russian gas and the Russians are dependent on our willingness to purchase it. I hope that this reciprocity will soon be properly regulated in the partnership agreement, without all the political emotions triggered by this project. Then we will be able to resolve a great many problems."@en1

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