Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2015-04-28-Speech-2-382-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2015-04-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (A8-0130/2015 - Margrete Auken)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20150428.26.2-382-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Marian Harkin2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, today I was delighted that we in this Parliament are responding to the concerns of EU citizens. Just recently in a Eurobarometer survey, 92% of citizens expressed concerns and asked to reduce single-use plastic bags. I come from a Member State that was a trailblazer in this, in that we managed a 90% reduction of plastic bag usage by the introduction of a charge for a plastic bag. Supermarkets and shops can no longer give out free plastic bags. There is a charge of 22 cents per bag. This is a substantial amount and what it does is to make people think and to ensure that most of the time, in fact 90% of the time, consumers will either reuse bags or buy recyclable bags that can be used many times. I believe that the proposal today is flexible enough in that it gives Member States a choice: either to have a binding reduction target, or a mandate to improve composting standards for plastic bags, along with other measures."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (2015-02-12--2015-11-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2014-07-14--2015-09-01)3 substitute; PETI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 substitute; ECON (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Marian Harkin (ALDE )."1
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