Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-09-03-Speech-3-412"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20080903.28.3-412"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Siiri Oviir2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to thank the rapporteur and I hope that this report is successful this time. My home country, Estonia, is also a maritime country and I am pleased that this report focuses on debottlenecking in the port sector in several Member States. Ports are of great importance to economic and social development and to the competitiveness of the whole European Union, but we will only be able to cope in a world of global competition if we are above average in terms of innovation and best in terms of quality. In a maritime country, maritime matters are an inseparable part of a complex logistical system and are an integral part of the country’s overall economic system. Maritime transport is an important means of transport within the European Union as well, and on that basis I welcome the initiative to establish a single maritime transport space without barriers. I am of the view that the European Union should not place short-sea shipping at a disadvantage compared to other forms of transport and that Community-cleared goods should not be subject to further customs inspection in Europe. It is necessary to establish common rules governing the activity of European Union ports. However, by the same token, it is important for the European Union to give greater support to its own ports to counter unfair competition from third-country ports. One of the important terms in a debate on ports is ‘maritime safety’; improvements to this are required and cooperation between maritime rescue coordination centres must unquestionably be improved. I hope that all the steps highlighted in the report – my allotted time of two minutes does not allow me to address them all of course – help to increase the competitiveness of European Union maritime transport and contribute to the development of a European ports policy."@en1
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