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"The countries of Europe must work together to achieve the environmental aims of the Union. However, to ensure that the EU’s environmental policy is sustainable, the principles of the EU and the different characteristics and needs of each Member State must be included.
The Eurovignette report contradicts these aims in the case of the peripheral Member States of the European Union.
The Eurovignette recommendations would penalise peripheral countries and the countries at the centre of Europe would benefit greatly. In my opinion, the Eurovignette recommendations contradict the principles of the Single Market and I think that it is discrimination against certain countries on the basis of geography. Ireland is an island that is situated at the edge of Europe. Lorries from other countries will not be coming through Ireland, but our heavy goods vehicles will have to pay a fee in many countries throughout Europe. There is no way around this: we must carry on business, we must export and import our goods. Under the Eurovignette proposal, countries that are situated at the centre of Europe will have competitive advantages as they will not have to pay the same fees. It is not right or fair to carry out discrimination of this kind based on the geographical location of any country."@en1
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