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"Faced with the urgent need to make offshore gas and oil installations safe, it was only natural that I should vote in favour of this report. The challenge is clear: how can we reconcile security of supply with the safety of energy exploration and exploitation activities? More and more Europeans are worrying about the possible impact on their environment of stepping up these activities to meet growing fossil fuel needs. These concerns are legitimate and call for the highest level of protection. That is the choice we have made and I welcome it. I am also delighted that our Parliament has sanctioned the remit of the European Maritime Safety Agency to ensure the safety of offshore installations and to combat pollution at sea and on coasts. The tragic consequences of oil disasters and oil slicks require an ambitious prevention strategy. This is what making the precautionary principle an inflexible precondition to any authorisation of offshore activities is all about. However, this ‘prevention’ section should be accompanied by a ‘reaction’ section, and I renew my call for the establishment of a European rapid reaction force that could be mobilised as soon as an accident occurs. We no longer have the time to dither about how we are going to protect our environment!"@en1
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