Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-15-Speech-4-086-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20120315.7.4-086-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, previous meetings of the World Water Forum were driven by the wish to regulate the sparing and prudent use of water as a valuable resource. This is something that should be supported. I am grateful to my colleague, Mr Seeber, for mentioning the directive of 23 October 2000, the Water Framework Directive, in this context, as this is intended to regulate the management of water in river basins. Among other things, charging schemes in these countries are to be altered so that the charges for drinking water and waste water are designed to encourage and reward a thrifty attitude to water.
My question to the Commissioner is as follows: there are several countries who have dragged their feet for the last 12 years in implementing this Water Framework Directive. The countries were given until 2009 to implement the directive, however this has not happened. Several countries, including my own country, Austria, have been tardy in this regard.
Therefore, if we also wish to have any credibility in future World Water Forums, I would ask the Commissioner that the Commission pay more attention and attach greater importance to the implementation of this Water Framework Directive. In the final analysis, however, I believe, despite the defects that can be found in any resolution, that this resolution is correct and that this is the right message from the European Parliament to the 6th World Water Forum, which is why I intend voting in favour of this directive."@en1
|
| lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples