Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-10-Speech-2-405"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (continuation of debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090310.34.2-405"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-10-Speech-2-4062
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; TRAN (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2007-11-23--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the revision of the Eurovignette Directive should have been used to encourage more sustainable and environmentally-friendly road transport. Simply put: in my view, with the result obtained in committee, we have taken the wrong road. We have not chosen measures that encourage more sustainable carriage of goods. Instead, we have sent out the wrong message at this time of global crisis, with a revision for which all the indications are that it will only exacerbate the already precarious situation of many transport companies. Many of these are small and medium-sized enterprises, which make up the majority of Europe’s businesses. We know that measures aiming to combat pollution or stimulate technological innovation, such as cleaner engines and intelligent vehicles, are essential. The problem, which is starting to cause serious difficulties, lies in the imposition of a congestion charge. As far as the so-called ‘peak hours’ are concerned, the cause of these is, above all, local motorists who are travelling to their job or business, or for leisure. By coming up with the imposition of a charge that affects the carriage of goods, we will simply be punishing those who supply the workings of our daily lives, and who do so in the fastest, most flexible way, door-to-door. We will also be acting unilaterally if we fail, for example, to take action in terms of changing working hours, accident prevention or road planning and maintenance, and will therefore call into question the very mobility that defines our societies and the market economy. We are also impugning other measures taken to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union. For my country, Portugal, as well as for all the peripheral countries, this measure is nothing more than a throttling of economic activity, as we will merely be net contributors of any transit charges. Mr President, in summary: with this charge we will be misconstruing the environmental objectives, which are important, causing more difficulties and even bankruptcy for small and medium-sized enterprises, and therefore directly contributing to increasing unemployment and social instability in European societies. The choice is ours, and let there be no doubt that we will be called to account for the consequences of our decisions."@en1
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