Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-01-20-Speech-4-113-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-01-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110120.6.4-113-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-20-Speech-4-114-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Georgios Koumoutsakos2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; SEDE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Nea Demokratia (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, it is merely a formality nowadays to emphasise that the Black Sea is an area of strategic importance to the European Union. How could it be otherwise, now that, following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, it is practically an internal sea within the European Union? Energy, security, stability and, of course, democracy are sectors of prime importance to us in this area. Since 2007, when we started our policy in this area, which is crucial on several counts, we have made some progress and achieved some successes. However, unfortunately, we have also seen delays and fragmented approaches and periods of inertia. It is unfortunate that no ministerial meeting on this policy has been organised since 2008. This situation falls well below our initial ambitions and, given the geostrategic, geopolitical and economic importance of the area, we only have one choice: to strengthen our policy and action on the Black Sea. I therefore unreservedly support the proposal by the rapporteur, Mr Ungureanu, to upgrade European policy on the Black Sea to an integrated strategy supported by a separate budget line. Within this framework, I wish, as a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, to highlight the importance of these two sectors, which must be constituent components of a European strategy for the Black Sea. Finally, there is no need to emphasise that the EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy could also make an essential contribution to uniform, viable development of the Black Sea area. This needs to be done now. However, enlargement is another matter and requires a great deal of careful study."@en1
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