Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-10-Speech-2-389"

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lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with India (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; TRAN (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I would first of all like to congratulate my colleague, Mr El Khadraoui, and Mr Jarzembowski. The transport sector is one of the key sectors contributing to the European Union’s economic and social development. At the request of the European Parliament, the European Commission proposed internalising external costs and amending the Eurovignette Directive. However, the moment that has been chosen to do this comes at a very difficult time. As a result of the economic crisis, the volume of orders is dropping, carriers are facing increased costs, companies are going bust and jobs are being lost. Although the texts being proposed by the Commission mark a step forward in the development of transport which respects and protects the environment, they can and must be improved. I do not think that Mr Jarzembowski’s approach, where we only criticise without making any improvements, is the right one. In my personal opinion, a directive which cannot be applied to all Member States on a mandatory basis will not achieve its aim and may significantly distort the internal market through the barriers which some Member States, if they so wish, may introduce to block the free movement of persons and goods. This is why I consider that the process of internalising external costs must be applied to every kind of transport and double taxation must be avoided. In this way, if some Member States have decided to introduce road tolls they should not then introduce an additional pollution tax later on. This is also actually the stance adopted by Mr El Khadraoui, which I support. The costs incurred by traffic congestion are rising to 1% of GDP. We must therefore act to reduce this, but the cost of these measures must not only be paid by goods and passenger transport operators. Congestion is caused by all vehicles and, especially, by a defective infrastructure. Member States must invest in the construction of motorways, high-speed railway lines and in those alternatives which can cut traffic congestion. Intermodal transport will facilitate the transfer of goods from the road network to a rail, ship or air freight system, making the transportation of goods and passengers more efficient. In conclusion, we need an integrated strategy for developing European transport which protects the environment, but without internalisation of external costs affecting the competitiveness of road transport."@en1
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dcterms:Date	"2009-03-10"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090310.34.2-389"2
lpv:speaker	lp:Silvia-Adriana Țicău2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2007-12-10--2009-07-13)3

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