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lpv:speaker	lp:Bendt Bendtsen2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for a constructive debate. If people are sitting and listening to this, it might seem as though there is a great deal of disagreement on energy efficiency. Binding targets or not, energy efficiency is something on which we need to take a stand. It is something that we need to do something about. I would like to point out that even though we have had a comprehensive debate on this subject – binding targets – the rapporteurs have, of course, also discussed the fact, and agreed, that it is important for us to ensure compliance with current EU legislation in this area. We have enacted legislation on a great many things. It is important that this legislation is complied with, and it is important that it is implemented. It is also important for us to take action in connection with urban development, buildings, the use of new energy technologies and in respect of a better product policy. Transport is also something that we need to take a stand on and, last but not least, it is important to get many of these energy initiatives financed in the future. From where I stand, there is still plenty of ripe fruit within reach that we have the opportunity to pick – in other words, opportunities to increase energy efficiency in Europe. Why is it so important now? I will not repeat what my fellow Member, Mr Kariņš, from Latvia said in this context, namely, that Europe is paying out a great deal of money to both the Middle East and Russia. Could this money not be put to better use in Europe? That is not all: there is no doubt that if Europe wants to lead the way in this area, it is necessary for us to invest. The investments will, of course, bring dividends in the form of higher employment, more innovative enterprises and new jobs – in particular, jobs for our small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. Having said all that, I would like to thank all of those involved. I would like to thank the Commission and the relevant services. I would like to say that you have all been very willing to cooperate, and I would like to thank my own group, which has shown a great deal of trust and supported me right the way through the work on the report. I would also like to say thank you to the shadow rapporteurs for their extremely constructive cooperation, in which they also showed resistance. However, what is important now that we have come this far is that a clear signal is being sent from this Parliament to the Commission concerning the way we need to go in order to achieve energy efficiency in the future."@en1
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