Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-07-Speech-2-071-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-06-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Charging of heavy goods vehicles (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110607.7.2-071-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Corien Wortmann-kool2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-08--2011-07-31)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 vice-chair; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 member; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3 substitute; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Eurovignette Directive is important because it lays down the European ground rules for a per-kilometre charge and thus ensures a level playing field for road transport within the European Union. For all that, I have no intention of hiding the fact that my group had major problems with the original Commission proposal and also with the rapporteur’s position at first reading. Fortunately, the rapporteur took some major steps in our direction and we should certainly also thank the Council and the Hungarian Presidency, who succeeded, ultimately, not only in achieving a solid majority in the Council, but also in getting Parliament to support this position, too. The majority of my group will also be endorsing this agreement, as it represents the first steps towards actually introducing the ‘polluter pays’ principle, and it does so in an intelligent way. First and foremost is the idea that there should be incentives to stimulate sustainability, not just higher duties. The arrangement of higher duties during peak hours, compensated for during off-peak hours, is now much better elaborated than in the Council position. That will mean that total toll levels remain the same. The exemptions for EURO V and EURO VI are also positive, as well as the fact that the Member States have again committed to regulating the interoperability of toll systems, as it is a thorn in our sides that that is still not the case. Parliament also finds the earmarking important. We would have wanted more of it, but it is definitely an important step, and in that I mean not only the percentage that will now be earmarked, but also the reporting obligation on the part of the Member States. Hopefully, that is a first step towards further earmarking of this money."@en1
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