Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-11-23-Speech-2-063"

PredicateValue (sorted: default)
rdf:type
dcterms:Date
dcterms:Is Part Of
dcterms:Language
lpv:document identification number
"en.20101123.5.2-063"2
lpv:hasSubsequent
lpv:speaker
lpv:spokenAs
lpv:translated text
"Madam President, competitiveness is important, but it cannot be the only criterion. Our energy dependence means that only coal can guarantee us a secure supply as an indigenous source of fossil fuel, and the economic and social importance of mining in several European regions means that the closure of the mines must not be seen as inescapable, be it in 2014 or 2018. If we continue to be dependent on coal as an energy source, in 2018, we will have to continue to guarantee the energy supply, either using aid – if the mines are not competitive – or without aid – if they are competitive. We must also consider not only the economic competitiveness of coal, but also its competitiveness in employment and environmental terms. European coal is safe coal, and we have to see this, especially at a time when accidents in mines are the order of the day outside Europe. Moreover, European coal is coal that can be clean. Therefore, in the amendments to the Rapkay report, we ask for an indefinite extension to the aid for costs related to CO capture and to any other technology that enables coal to be burned more cleanly."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata
lpv:videoURI

Named graphs describing this resource:

1http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/rdf/English.ttl.gz
2http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/rdf/Events_and_structure.ttl.gz
3http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/rdf/spokenAs.ttl.gz

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph