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"Madam President, I, too, would like to thank our rapporteur, Richard Seeber, for what is a very comprehensive report on water. Of course, Richard, this is your area of expertise, so we expected what we got.
In terms of the content of the report, paragraphs 16 and 15 are particularly important: on the need to reduce water consumption by better design and by water-saving devices rather than taking a punitive approach to the public. There are ways, using technology, that we can manage our resources better and this is all part of the Europe 2020 strategy on resource efficiency. As the report points out, 20% of water is lost due to inefficiency.
I am interested, too, in how this report will impact on our discussions on the reform of agricultural policy. The Commissioner has said that he intends to deepen cross-compliance in agriculture through the Water Framework Directive, and I wonder how that will be done in a positive way in terms of agriculture and the environment, because sometimes when we legislate, we create difficulties for farmers. So perhaps you could comment on that point, Commissioner."@en1
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