Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-11-Speech-3-231"
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"Eight legislative texts making up a maritime package have just been adopted in the European Parliament. We welcome this because the package covers not only passenger compensation, but also inspections, State inspection of ports, investigations into transport accidents and the choice of the authority able to decide on the place of refuge for vessels in distress.
The ball is now in the Member States’ court because it is not enough to legislate: this legislation needs to be transposed into their national laws.
The first test will be to monitor the flags of convenience belonging to European countries. These flags are used to bypass the union, tax, recruitment, safety and environmental regulations of the countries to which the vessels really belong.
Cyprus and Malta are still today among the top five flags of convenience in terms of the number of vessels lost.
It is unfortunately notable that, despite the efforts made since the oil tankers
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sank, the situation has hardly improved. Substandard vessels sailing under flags of convenience are slashing transport prices. The so-called rich countries are responding by creating their own (mark II) flag to combat the loss of freight.
In reality, if we are truly to get rid of these floating wrecks, the European Union must set about fighting ultra-liberalism."@en1
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