Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-09-14-Speech-1-162"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-09-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Forest fires in the summer of 2009 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090914.25.1-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-09-14-Speech-1-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:Gaston Franco2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this summer, once again, the Mediterranean forest was engulfed in flames: in Marseille and in southern Corsica, but also in Italy, in Spain and, on a larger scale, in Greece. More than 400 000 hectares of forest and field went up in smoke, causing considerable material damage, irreparable damage to biodiversity, and the tragic loss of human lives. Dismayed as I am by this assessment made repeatedly, year after year, and mindful as I am of the multiplier effect of global warming on fires, I call for European awareness of the need for more coordinated efforts and for the pooling of fire-fighting resources. I should like to see a huge Euro-Mediterranean cooperation project to combat forest fires take shape under the Union for the Mediterranean. I welcome the existing initiatives and, in particular, the European Forest Fire Information System – the pilot project. Nevertheless, I call for a reform of the European Union Solidarity Fund so that it will become an effective tool for responding to crises. I also call for the strengthening of the European protection force and of the ‘EuropeAid’ facility devised by Mr Barnier in 2006 for intervention on the territory of the 27 Member States, as well as abroad. I believe that one of the keys to the problem of forest fires has to do with information sharing and best practice as regards prevention, and I should like to point out the pioneering role played by the forest fire fighters in my own department. I can, of course, provide Europe with this example, which may be of use."@en1
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