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"Mr President, I struggled for a long time over how to vote on this proposal, but in the end I abstained. On the one hand, I quite understand the notion that drivers should abide by the rules on driving and rest times. I am also aware that this has to happen on an EU-wide basis, and that there must be no distortion of competition as a result.
On the other hand, however, I am always mindful of proportionality and practicality. Everything that we do must also be proportional, and we must not constantly impose new constraints on regional business, on the little man, on small and medium-sized enterprises – which essentially we want to support – and hinder them in their work. It is precisely this second aspect that I feel has not been given anywhere near sufficient consideration in this report. It is simply a matter of transport undertakings that operate regionally also needing protection. They do not need tachographs, they do not need evidence – they simply want to do a job. In future, we should allow them to do so, so that they can continue to secure jobs."@en1
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