Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-11-25-Speech-3-391"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-11-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Smoke-free environments (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091125.24.3-391"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-11-25-Speech-3-3922
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodoros Skylakakis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Nea Demokratia (2009-07-14--2010-11-11)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-12--2011-05-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2011-05-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2009-09-16--2011-05-30)3 member; CONT (2009-07-16--2011-09-28)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2011-05-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the Council Decision to promote its proposal on smoke-free environments to the Member States post haste, without giving Parliament sufficient time to process its position is, in our opinion, a mistake. Our reaction, apart from today’s question, is the resolution that I hope we shall pass tomorrow, on which we have achieved a good compromise and which, I think, expresses the majority view in the House. This resolution contains numerous new elements. We in the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) are particularly proud of the emphasis placed in this text on the protection of children from passive smoking and, at our proposal and with the acceptance of other groups, numerous new elements have been introduced. I would highlight, for example, the reference to the need for particular awareness and protection because children, unlike adults, do not have the facility to give their legal, moral or even psychological consent to their exposure to passive smoking. Parents have a duty to protect, but they need our help, because passive smoking by children has not been researched sufficiently and, consequently, neither parents nor anyone else knows what the consequences are of children’s long-term exposure to smoke and to what degree they need to be protected. That is why our proposal that the Commission conduct a Europe-wide study into the problem, including third-hand smoking, is particularly valuable. The information obtained may provide a massive service. Moreover, there are numerous important elements in the resolution and we hope that the Council will bear them in mind."@en1
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