Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-15-Speech-2-165-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110215.22.2-165-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-15-Speech-2-166-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Hannu Takkula2
lpv:spokenAs	member; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2012-02-12)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ALDE (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, first of all, I wish to say that it is excellent and important that we concern ourselves with the rights of our citizens. Whenever rights are spoken of, we must remember that obligations come with them and so there are no rights without obligations. There is a lot that is good and positive about the report on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport. We also need to remember that pan­European bus and coach companies differ greatly from one another. For example, in Finland, there are many small family firms, and we might ask whether we should be continually burdening these small companies with new costs and obligations, since they are struggling to make their enterprises profitable. I can say that we have shown flexibility on this issue in a variety of ways, and that the rights of different passengers have been taken into consideration. Acknowledging the needs of the disabled always brings with it clear added value. It is very important that we ensure that disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility are better able to travel and get about generally, and that greater account is taken of their needs. This is a good thing, but as I said earlier, the matter is slightly inconsistent, as when we talk about rights and obligations, it is also important to make sure that costs do not rise too high for those small companies in the bus and coach transport industry."@en1
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