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lpv:spoken text	"The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@en⁴
lpv:translated text	"The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@cs¹ "Hr. formand! Det ærede medlem har ret. Det græske marked for elektronisk kommunikation har desværre lidt under en meget lang forsinkelse i gennemførelsen af rammelovgivningen. Den skulle have været gennemført i 2003, men den blev først gennemført i Grækenland i juni 2006. Vi har helt tydeligt kunnet se, at der ikke er nogen konkurrence de steder, hvor rammelovgivningen ikke er på plads. Og hvor der ikke er nogen konkurrence, er der færre investeringer. Det er et af problemerne i Grækenland. Hvis jeg skal se mere positivt på tingene, yder EU's strukturinterventioner i Grækenland betydelig samfinansiering til investering til fremme af en hastigere vedtagelse af informationsteknologi i Grækenland og specielt til bredbåndsinternet i skoler og offentlige organisationer i afsidesliggende regioner, øområder og bjergegne. Som De også ved, har Grækenland startet gennemførelsen af et stort projekt, der skal udvide bredbåndsadgangen til de græske regioner uden for Athen og Thessaloniki, der endnu ikke har denne forbindelse, og som ikke ville få det under normale kommercielle omstændigheder. Den græske regering har også søsat DIODOS-projektet, der indførte et græsk internetuddannelsesnetværk med høj kapacitet, gennem hvilket en række internetudbydere tilbyder avancerede internettjenester til forsknings- og uddannelsesmæssige samfund samt til akademiske samfund til priser, der forventes at ligge 50 % under de nuværende detailpriser. De vil også vide, at Kommissionen arbejder meget hårdt på at slå bro over den digitale kløft. Derfor offentliggjorde Kommissionen for nylig en meddelelse om at slå bro over bredbåndskløften, der indeholder et klart tilsagn om at skaffe bredbånd til alle europæere gennem politiske, budgetstøttemæssige og reguleringsmæssige instrumenter. Medtaget heri er strukturfondene, men også - og det er nyt - landbrugsfonden med fuld respekt for statsstøttereglerne. I meddelelsen foreslås en indsats, der skal styrke de nuværende politikker, de nationale bredbåndsstrategier og udvekslingen af bedste praksis via en hjemmeside. Vi finder det meget vigtigt for regionerne at forstå, hvad andre regioner har gjort, og hvad de kan kopiere eller justere ind efter deres specifikke behov. I den forstand håber vi, at man gradvist kan løse de mange problemer, der fortsat findes i nogle regioner og specielt i Grækenland."@da² ". Der Herr Abgeordnete hat Recht. Der griechische Markt für elektronische Kommunikation muss leider mit einer ganz erheblichen Verzögerung bei der Umsetzung des ordnungspolitischen Rahmens fertig werden. Er hätte 2003 in Kraft sein sollen, in Griechenland war das erst im Juni 2006 vollständig der Fall. Wir konnten sehr deutlich feststellen, dass dort, wo der Rahmen fehlt, kein Wettbewerb stattfindet. Wenn kein Wettbewerb stattfindet, wird weniger investiert. Das ist eines der Probleme in Griechenland. Andererseits werden im Rahmen der EU-Strukturhilfe in Griechenland beträchtliche Summen zur Kofinanzierung von Investitionen bereitgestellt, die den Einzug der IKT in Griechenland und vor allem den Breitbandinternetzugang in Schulen und öffentlichen Organisationen in Gebieten in Randlage, Inselregionen und Berggebieten beschleunigen sollen. Ferner können aus dem Kohäsionsfonds in Griechenland Projekte zur Anschaffung von Informatikausrüstungen für Schulen oder öffentliche Organisationen in den Regionen, einschließlich solcher in Randlage, von Inselregionen und Berggebieten, finanziert werden. Wie Sie auch wissen, hat Griechenland ein umfangreiches Projekt in Angriff genommen, mit dem der Zugang zu Breitbandverbindungen auf jene griechischen Regionen außerhalb von Athen und Thessaloniki ausgedehnt werden soll, die einen solchen Zugang noch nicht haben und unter normalen kommerziellen Bedingungen auch nicht erhalten würden. Außerdem hat die griechische Regierung das Projekt DIODOS ins Leben gerufen, durch das ein sehr leistungsfähiges griechisches Bildungsnetzwerk im Bereich Internet eingerichtet wurde, über das eine Reihe von Internetanbietern fortgeschrittene Internetdienste für Forschungs- und Bildungseinrichtungen zu Preisen anbietet, die voraussichtlich nur etwa die Hälfte der aktuellen Einzelhandelspreise betragen. Sie wissen sicher auch, dass sich die Kommission sehr intensiv um die Schließung der digitalen Kluft bemüht. Zu diesem Zweck hat die Kommission jüngst eine Mitteilung zur Überwindung der Breitbandkluft veröffentlicht, aus der hervorgeht, wie sie sich mittels politischer, haushaltspolitischer und ordnungspolitischer Instrumente konsequent für einen Breitbandzugang für alle Europäer einsetzt. Dabei spielen die Strukturfonds sowie auch – und das ist neu – die ländlichen Entwicklungsfonds eine Rolle, und zwar unter strikter Beachtung der Vorschriften über staatliche Beihilfen. Die Mitteilung schlägt Maßnahmen zur Stärkung aktueller Politiken, der nationalen Breitbandstrategien sowie zum verstärkten Austausch bewährter Verfahren über eine Webseite vor. Unseres Erachtens ist es sehr wichtig, dass die Regionen die Möglichkeit haben, sich einen Eindruck von entsprechenden Maßnahmen in anderen Regionen zu verschaffen und zu prüfen, was sie übernehmen und auf ihre speziellen Bedürfnisse abstimmen könnten. Ausgehend davon hoffen wir, dass die in einigen Regionen und vor allem in Griechenland noch bestehenden zahlreichen Probleme schrittweise überwunden werden können."@de⁹ "Ο αξιότιμος βουλευτής έχει δίκιο: η ελληνική αγορά ηλεκτρονικών επικοινωνιών πάσχει, δυστυχώς, από μια πολύ μακρά καθυστέρηση στη μεταφορά του ρυθμιστικού πλαισίου στην εθνική νομοθεσία. Θα έπρεπε να είχε τεθεί σε ισχύ το 2003. Στην Ελλάδα ολοκληρώθηκε μόλις τον Ιούνιο του 2006. Έχουμε διαπιστώσει ολοφάνερα ότι όπου δεν έχει εφαρμοστεί το πλαίσιο δεν υπάρχει ανταγωνισμός. Όπου δεν υπάρχει ανταγωνισμός υπάρχουν λιγότερες επενδύσεις. Αυτό είναι ένα από τα προβλήματα στην Ελλάδα. Σε πιο αισιόδοξο τόνο, η ευρωπαϊκή διαρθρωτική παρέμβαση στην Ελλάδα παρέχει σημαντική συγχρηματοδότηση για επενδύσεις που αποσκοπούν στην προώθηση της ταχύτερης υιοθέτησης της ΤΠΕ στην Ελλάδα και, ιδίως, για Διαδίκτυο με σύνδεση υψηλής ταχύτητας στα σχολεία και τους δημόσιους οργανισμούς σε απομακρυσμένες, νησιωτικές ή ορεινές περιοχές. Τα ταμεία συνοχής στην Ελλάδα επιτρέπουν επίσης προγράμματα για την απόκτηση εξοπλισμού πληροφορικής σε σχολεία ή δημόσιους οργανισμούς στις περιφέρειες, περιλαμβανομένων των απομακρυσμένων, νησιωτικών ή ορεινών περιοχών. Όπως επίσης γνωρίζετε, η Ελλάδα έχει ξεκινήσει την εφαρμογή ενός σημαντικού προγράμματος που αποσκοπεί στην επέκταση της πρόσβασης με σύνδεση υψηλής ταχύτητας στις ελληνικές περιφέρειες εκτός Αθηνών και Θεσσαλονίκης που δεν έχουν ακόμη αυτήν τη σύνδεση και, υπό κανονικές εμπορικές συνθήκες, δεν θα την αποκτούσαν. Η ελληνική κυβέρνηση ξεκίνησε επίσης το πρόγραμμα Δίοδος, που δημιούργησε ένα ελληνικό εκπαιδευτικό δίκτυο Διαδικτύου υψηλής απόδοσης μέσω του οποίου αρκετοί πάροχοι υπηρεσιών Διαδικτύου παρέχουν προηγμένες υπηρεσίες Διαδικτύου σε ερευνητικές, ακαδημαϊκές και εκπαιδευτικές κοινότητες σε τιμές που αναμένονται να είναι 50% κάτω των τρεχουσών τιμών λιανικής. Θα γνωρίζετε επίσης ότι η Επιτροπή εργάζεται πολύ σκληρά να γεφυρώσει το ψηφιακό χάσμα. Γι’ αυτό η Επιτροπή δημοσίευσε πρόσφατα μια ανακοίνωση για τη γεφύρωση του ευρυζωνικού χάσματος, η οποία δίνει μια σθεναρή υπόσχεση για την επίτευξη ευρυζωνικών υπηρεσιών για όλους τους Ευρωπαίους μέσω της πολιτικής, της δημοσιονομικής βοήθειας και κανονιστικών μέσων. Σε αυτά περιλαμβάνονται τα διαρθρωτικά ταμεία, αλλά επίσης –και αυτό είναι καινούριο– τα γεωργικά ταμεία, με πλήρη σεβασμό των κανόνων για τις κρατικές ενισχύσεις. Η ανακοίνωση προτείνει την ανάληψη δράσης που αποσκοπεί στην ενίσχυση τρεχουσών πολιτικών, εθνικών ευρυζωνικών στρατηγικών και στην ενίσχυση της ανταλλαγής βέλτιστων πρακτικών μέσω του ιστότοπου. Θεωρούμε ότι είναι πολύ σημαντικό για τις περιφέρειες να κατανοήσουν τι έχουν κάνει άλλες περιφέρειες και να δουν τι μπορούν ενδεχομένως να αντιγράψουν ή να προσαρμόσουν στις ιδιαίτερες ανάγκες τους. Κατ’ αυτήν την έννοια, ελπίζουμε ότι τα πολλά προβλήματα που επιμένουν σε ορισμένες περιοχές, και ιδιαίτερα στην Ελλάδα, θα μπορέσουν βαθμιαία να υπερπηδηθούν."@el¹⁰ "Su Señoría tiene razón: el mercado griego de las comunicaciones electrónicas ha sufrido por desgracia un enorme retraso en la transposición del marco regulador. Debería haber entrado en vigor en 2003. Sin embargo, en Grecia no se completó hasta junio de 2006. Hemos visto muy claramente que no hay competencia en los lugares donde no se ha aplicado el marco. Donde no hay competencia, hay menos inversión. Ese es uno de los problemas de Grecia. En el lado más positivo, la ayuda estructural de la UE en Grecia ofrece una importante financiación conjunta para las inversiones destinadas a promover una adopción más rápida de las TIC en Grecia y, en particular, para Internet de banda ancha en los colegios y organismos públicos de zonas remotas, insulares o montañosas. Los Fondos de Cohesión en Grecia también permiten proyectos para la adquisición de equipos informáticos en los colegios u organismos públicos en las regiones, incluidas las zonas remotas, insulares o montañosas. Como también saben, Grecia ha puesto en marcha un importante proyecto destinado a extender el acceso de banda ancha a las regiones de Grecia fuera de Atenas y Tesalónica, que todavía no cuentan con esa conexión y que, en circunstancias comerciales normales, no lo conseguirían. El Gobierno griego ha presentado también el proyecto DIODOS, que estableció una red griega de enseñanza en Internet de alta capacidad, a través de la que una serie de proveedores de Internet ofrecen servicios de Internet avanzados a la comunidad científica, académica y docente, a precios que se espera que sean un 50 % inferiores que los precios actuales al por menor. También sabrán que la Comisión está esforzándose mucho por colmar la brecha digital. Esa es la razón por la que ha publicado recientemente una Comunicación sobre la superación de los desequilibrios en la banda ancha, en la que contrae un firme compromiso de dar acceso de banda ancha a todos los europeos mediante políticas, ayudas presupuestarias e instrumentos reguladores. Entre ellos se incluyen los Fondos Estructurales, pero también –y esto es nuevo– los fondos rurales, respetando plenamente las normas de ayudas estatales. La Comunicación propone acciones encaminadas a reforzar las políticas actuales, las estrategias nacionales en materia de banda ancha y el intercambio de mejores prácticas a través de un sitio web. Creo que es muy importante que las regiones entiendan lo que han hecho otras regiones y que comprueben lo que podrían copiar o adaptar a sus necesidades específicas. En ese sentido, esperamos que los numerosos problemas que persisten en algunas regiones, y especialmente en Grecia, se puedan ir superando gradualmente."@es²⁰ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@et⁵ "Arvoisa jäsen on oikeassa: Kreikan sähköisen viestinnän markkinat ovat valitettavasti kärsineet sääntelyjärjestelmän täytäntöönpanon pitkästä viivästymisestä. Järjestelmän olisi pitänyt tulla voimaan vuonna 2003. Se pantiin täytäntöön Kreikassa vasta kesäkuussa 2006. Olemme nähneet selvästi, että aloilla, joilla järjestelmä ei ole käytössä, ei ole kilpailua. Jos kilpailua ei ole, myös investoinnit ovat vähäisempiä. Tämä on yksi Kreikkaa vaivaavista ongelmista. Eräs myönteisempi asia on se, että EU:n Kreikalle myöntämästä rakennetuesta osarahoitetaan merkittävästi investointeja, joiden tavoitteena on vauhdittaa tietoviestintätekniikan käyttöönottoa Kreikassa ja etenkin Internetin laajakaistayhteyksien käyttöönottoa kouluissa ja julkisissa laitoksissa syrjäisillä alueilla sekä saari- tai vuoristoalueilla. Koheesiorahastoilla mahdollistetaan Kreikassa myös hankkeet, joilla edistetään tietotekniikkalaitteiden hankintaa kouluihin tai julkisiin laitoksiin myös syrjäisillä alueilla sekä saari- ja vuoristoalueilla. Kuten tekin tiedätte, Kreikka on ryhtynyt toteuttamaan laajaa hanketta, jonka tavoitteena on laajakaistayhteyden käyttöönotto myös Ateenan ja Thessalonikin ulkopuolella sijaitsevilla alueilla, joissa tällaista yhteyttä ei vielä ole ja jotka eivät tavanomaisissa kaupallisissa olosuhteissa saisi sitä käyttöön. Kreikan hallitus on myös käynnistänyt DIODOS-hankkeen, jossa on otettu käyttöön tehokas kreikkalainen opetusalan Internet-verkosto. Sen välityksellä monet Internet-toimijat tarjoavat tutkimus-, korkeakoulu- ja koulutusyhteisöille pitkälle kehittyneitä Internet-palveluja, joiden odotetaan olevan 50 prosenttia halvempia kuin nykyiset vähittäismyyntihinnat. Tietänette myös, että komissio tekee ahkerasti töitä digitaalisen kahtiajaon poistamiseksi. Siksi komissio julkaisi hiljattain laajakaistan levenneisyyserojen umpeen kuromista käsittelevän tiedonannon, jossa se sitoutuu voimakkaasti tuomaan laajakaistayhteyden kaikkien eurooppalaisten käyttöön toimintapolitiikan, talousarviotuen ja sääntelyvälineiden avulla. Näihin sisältyvät myös rakennerahastot mutta myös – ja tämä on uutta – maaseudun kehittämisrahasto niin, että samalla noudatetaan kaikilta osin valtiontukea koskevia sääntöjä. Tiedonannossa ehdotetaan toimia, joilla pyritään lujittamaan nykyisiä toimintapolitiikkoja, kansallisia laajakaistastrategioita ja parhaiden käytäntöjen vaihtoa verkkosivuilla. Mielestämme on erityisen tärkeää, että alueet ymmärtävät, mitä muut alueet ovat tehneet, ja näkevät, mitä toimia ne voivat mahdollisesti ottaa omakseen tai mukauttaa omiin tarpeisiinsa. Toivommekin, että ongelmat, jotka vaivaavat itsepintaisesti joitakin alueita, ja etenkin Kreikkaa, voidaan ratkaista vähitellen."@fi⁷ ". L’honorable parlementaire a raison: le marché grec des communications électroniques a hélas accusé beaucoup de retard dans la transposition du cadre réglementaire. Ce dernier devait être en vigueur en 2003; en Grèce, il ne l’a été qu’en juin 2006. Nous avons constaté très clairement que lorsque le cadre n’est pas en place, il n’y a pas de concurrence. Quand il n’y a pas de concurrence, il y a moins d’investissement. Voilà l’un des problèmes en Grèce. Sur une note plus positive, l’aide structurelle de l’Union européenne en Grèce apporte un cofinancement conséquent pour les investissements destinés à promouvoir l’adoption plus prompte des TIC en Grèce et, en particulier, pour l’internet à haut débit dans les écoles et les organisations publiques situées dans des îles ou des régions montagneuses éloignées. Les Fonds de cohésion pour la Grèce permettent aussi de financer des projets pour l’achat de matériel informatique dans les écoles ou les organisations publiques dans les régions, en ce compris les îles ou les régions montagneuses éloignées. Vous n’êtes pas sans savoir que la Grèce a commencé à mettre en œuvre un projet d’envergure destiné à étendre l’accès à la large bande aux régions grecques situées en dehors d’Athènes et de Thessalonique qui n’ont pas encore cette connexion et qui, dans des circonstances commerciales normales, ne l’auraient jamais obtenue. Le gouvernement grec a aussi démarré le projet DIODOS, qui a créé un réseau internet à haute capacité en matière d’éducation en Grèce, grâce auquel plusieurs fournisseurs d’accès à internet offrent des services internet avancés aux communautés académiques, éducatives et de chercheurs à des prix que l’on espère 50% inférieurs aux prix de détail actuels. Sachez aussi que la Commission travaille d’arrache-pied pour combler la fracture numérique. C’est pourquoi elle a récemment publié une communication intitulée «Combler le fossé existant en ce qui concerne la large bande», laquelle représente un engagement ferme pour parvenir à ce que la large bande soit disponible pour tous les Européens grâce à des instruments politiques et réglementaires et à une aide budgétaire. Cet engagement implique aussi les Fonds structurels, mais également - et c’est une nouveauté - le Fonds pour le développement rural, dans le respect total des règles en matière d’aides d’État. La communication propose des mesures visant à renforcer les politiques actuelles et les stratégies nationales en faveur de la large bande, de même qu’à renforcer l’échange de bonnes pratiques via un site web. Nous estimons qu’il est capital que les régions comprennent ce que d’autres régions ont réalisé et qu’elles voient ce qu’elles seraient capables d’imiter ou d’adapter à leurs besoins spécifiques. En ce sens, nous formons le vœu que les nombreuses difficultés qui persistent dans certaines régions, et notamment en Grèce, pourront peu à peu être surmontées."@fr⁸ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@hu¹¹ "L’onorevole deputato ha ragione: il mercato greco delle comunicazioni elettroniche purtroppo ha subito le conseguenze negative di un eccessivo ritardo nel recepimento del quadro normativo, che doveva entrare in vigore nel 2003 e in Grecia è stato completato solo nel giugno 2006. Abbiamo visto con chiarezza che dove il quadro non è stato attuato non c’è concorrenza. Dove non c’è concorrenza ci sono meno investimenti. Questo è uno dei problemi della Grecia. Tra gli aspetti positivi, invece, c’è l’assistenza strutturale dell’UE che in Grecia contribuisce in misura sostanziale a cofinanziare gli investimenti volti a promuovere un’adozione più rapida delle TIC in Grecia e, in particolare, di a banda larga nelle scuole e nelle organizzazioni pubbliche nelle zone remote, insulari o di montagna. Inoltre, i fondi di coesione in Grecia rendono possibili progetti per l’acquisizione di attrezzature informatiche nelle scuole o nelle organizzazioni pubbliche nelle zone remote, insulari o di montagna. Come sapete, la Grecia ha iniziato a realizzare un grande progetto per estendere l’accesso alla banda larga in quelle regioni circostanti Atene e Salonicco che non dispongono ancora della connessione e che, in circostanze normali, non la otterrebbero. Il governo greco ha, inoltre, lanciato il progetto DIODOS, che ha creato una rete educativa via ad alta capacità, grazie alla quale alcuni fornitori di accesso a offrono servizi avanzati a centri di ricerca, alle comunità scientifiche e ai centri di istruzione a tariffe che dovrebbero essere inferiori del 50 per cento rispetto ai prezzi correnti al dettaglio. Saprete anche che la Commissione si sta impegnando a fondo per colmare il divario digitale. Per questo motivo l’Esecutivo ha di recente pubblicato una comunicazione su come colmare il divario nella banda larga, in cui si evidenzia il forte impegno a garantire l’accesso alla banda larga a tutti gli europei tramite politiche, aiuti finanziari e strumenti normativi. Tra questi, figurano i Fondi strutturali, ma anche – e questa è una novità – i fondi per lo sviluppo rurale, nel pieno rispetto delle norme in materia di aiuti di Stato. La comunicazione propone un’azione volta a potenziare le attuali politiche, le strategie nazionali per la banda larga e a intensificare gli scambi delle migliori prassi tramite un sito . Riteniamo che sia molto importante che le regioni capiscano cosa hanno fatto le altre regioni, per vedere cosa potrebbero copiare o adattare alle loro specifiche esigenze. A questo proposito, auspichiamo che molti dei problemi che persistono in alcune regioni, e specialmente in Grecia, possano essere gradualmente risolti."@it¹² "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@lt¹⁴ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@lv¹³ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@mt¹⁵ "De geachte afgevaardigde heeft gelijk: de Griekse markt voor elektronische communicatie heeft helaas te lijden onder een zeer grote vertraging in de omzetting van het regelgevingskader. Dat had al vanaf 2003 van kracht moeten zijn. Griekenland heeft die omzetting echter pas in juni 2006 afgerond. Wij hebben heel duidelijk kunnen constateren dat er in landen waar dat kader niet van kracht is, geen concurrentie plaatsvindt. En zonder concurrentie wordt er minder geïnvesteerd. Dat is een van de problemen in Griekenland. Een meer positief aspect is dat Griekenland via de structurele steun van de EU aanspraak kan maken op een aanzienlijke cofinanciering voor investeringen die gericht zijn op het bevorderen van een snellere verspreiding van ICT in dat land. Dat geldt met name voor breedbandinternet op scholen en voor publiekrechtelijke organisaties in afgelegen eiland- en berggebieden. Ook via het Cohesiefonds kunnen in Griekenland projecten worden gefinancierd voor het aanschaffen van ICT-apparatuur voor scholen en publiekrechtelijke regionale organisaties, inclusief organisaties in afgelegen eiland- of berggebieden. Zoals u weet, heeft Griekenland de tenuitvoerlegging van een groot project in gang gezet voor de toegang tot breedbandverbindingen voor Griekse regio’s buiten Athene en Thessaloniki die daar nog niet over beschikken en die onder normale omstandigheden een dergelijke verbinding ook niet zouden krijgen. De Griekse regering heeft ook het Diodos-programma gelanceerd. In het kader van dit project is er een Grieks educatief netwerk met een hoge capaciteit gecreëerd. Het nieuwe netwerk wordt door providers gebruikt om tegen een prijs die naar verwachting de helft zal bedragen van de huidige verkoopprijzen geavanceerde internetdiensten te bieden aan onderzoeksinstellingen en wetenschappelijke en educatieve organisaties. U weet wellicht ook dat de Commissie druk bezig is met het dichten van de digitale kloof. Daartoe heeft de Commissie onlangs een mededeling gepubliceerd over het dichten van de breedbandkloof. In die mededeling wordt een krachtige toezegging gedaan om breedbandverbindingen voor alle Europeanen mogelijk te maken via beleidsmaatregelen, begrotingssteun en regulerende instrumenten. In dat verband kan er een beroep worden gedaan op de structuurfondsen, maar ook – en dat is nieuw – op de fondsen voor plattelandsontwikkeling, waarbij de regels voor staatssteun uiteraard volledig in acht worden genomen. De mededeling bevat een voorstel voor een actie gericht op het versterken van het huidige beleid en de nationale breedbandstrategieën en op het bevorderen van het uitwisselen van beste praktijken via een website. Naar ons idee is het zeer belangrijk dat regio’s ervaren wat er in andere regio’s is gebeurd en inzicht krijgen in wat zij eventueel over kunnen nemen of aan hun eigen specifieke behoeften aan kunnen passen. Wat dat betreft, hopen wij dat de vele aanhoudende problemen die in sommige regio’s bestaan, met name in Griekenland, geleidelijk opgelost kunnen worden."@nl³ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@pl¹⁶ "O senhor deputado tem razão: o mercado de comunicações electrónicas grego infelizmente sofreu um grande atraso na transposição do quadro regulamentar. Deveria ter estado em vigor em 2003. Na Grécia, só foi concluído em Junho de 2006. Podemos ver muito claramente que nos locais em que o quadro não está em vigor, não existe concorrência. Onde não há concorrência, o investimento é menor. Esse é um dos problemas da Grécia. Numa nota mais positiva, a ajuda estrutural da UE na Grécia providencia um financiamento substancial em matéria de investimentos que visam a promoção de uma adopção mais célere das TIC na Grécia e, em especial, no que respeita à Internet de banda larga nas escolas e entidades e organismos instalados em regiões remotas, regiões insulares e montanhosas. O Fundo de Coesão na Grécia também permite projectos que viabilizam a aquisição de equipamento informático para escolas ou instituições públicas nas regiões, incluindo regiões remotas, insulares ou montanhosas. Como sabem, a Grécia iniciou a implementação de um grande projecto que visa alargar o acesso à banda larga às regiões gregas situadas fora de Atenas e Salónica que ainda não dispõem dessa conexão e que, em circunstâncias comerciais normais, não a obteriam. O Governo grego também lançou o projecto DIODOS, que criou uma rede Internet pedagógica de elevada capacidade na Grécia, através da qual vários servidores da Internet estão a oferecer serviços avançados na Internet a comunidades de investigação, académicas e educativas a preços que se esperam ser na ordem dos 50% abaixo dos actuais preços ao público. Os Senhores também sabem que a Comissão está a trabalhar arduamente para combater a fractura digital. Razão por que a Comissão publicou recentemente uma Comunicação sobre a redução do fosso existente nas ligações de banda larga na Europa , onde se compromete claramente a conseguir a banda larga para todos os europeus através de meios políticos, da ajuda orçamental e instrumentos de regulamentação. Incluídos nesse bolo estão os Fundos Estruturais, mas também – e isto é novo – os fundos de desenvolvimento rural, no pleno respeito pelas normas que regem os auxílios estatais. A comunicação propõe medidas que visam o reforço das políticas actuais, das estratégias nacionais para a banda larga e ainda o reforço do intercâmbio das melhores práticas através de um website. Na nossa opinião, é muito importante que as regiões compreendam o que as outras regiões fizeram e ponderem sobre o que poderão copiar ou adaptar às suas necessidades específicas. Nesse sentido, esperamos que os muitos problemas que persistem nalgumas regiões, e especialmente na Grécia, possam gradualmente ser ultrapassados."@pt¹⁷ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@sk¹⁸ "The honourable Member is correct: the Greek electronic communications market has unfortunately suffered from a very long delay in the transposition of the regulatory framework. It should have been in force in 2003. It was only completed in Greece in June 2006. We have seen very clearly that where the framework is not in place there is no competition. Where there is no competition there is less investment. That is one of the problems in Greece. On a more positive note, EU structural assistance in Greece provides substantial co-funding for investments aimed at promoting speedier adoption of ICT in Greece and, in particular, for broadband internet in schools and public organisations in remote, island or mountainous areas. Cohesion funds in Greece also permit projects for the acquisition of informatics equipment in schools or public organisations in the regions, including remote, island or mountainous areas. As you also know, Greece has started the implementation of a major project aimed at extending broadband access to those Greek regions outside Athens and Thessaloniki which do not yet have that connection and, under normal commercial circumstances, would not get it. The Greek Government has also launched the DIODOS project, which established a high-capacity Greek internet educational network through which a number of internet providers are offering advanced internet services to research, academic and education communities at prices that are expected to be 50% below current retail prices. You will also be aware that the Commission is working very hard on bridging the digital divide. That is why the Commission recently published a communication on bridging the broadband gap, which gives a strong commitment to achieve broadband for all Europeans through policy, budget aid and regulatory instruments. Included in that are the structural funds, but also – and this is new – the rural funds, in full respect of state aid rules. The communication proposes action that aims at strengthening current policies, national broadband strategies and reinforcing the exchange of best practices through a website. We believe it is very important for the regions to understand what other regions have done and to see what they might be able to copy or adapt to their specific needs. In that sense we hope that the many problems that persist in some regions, and especially in Greece, can gradually be overcome."@sl¹⁹ ". Ledamoten har alldeles rätt: den grekiska marknaden för elektronisk kommunikation har olyckligtvis lidit av en stor försening när det gäller införlivandet av den rättsliga ramen. Den skulle ha trätt i kraft 2003. I Grekland skedde det först i juni 2006. Det råder ingen tvekan om att det inte finns någon konkurrens där ramen inte har införlivats. Där det inte finns konkurrens förekommer det inte lika mycket investeringar. Det är ett av problemen i Grekland. På den positiva sidan tillhandahålls genom EU:s strukturstöd i Grekland en väsentlig samfinansiering till investeringar som syftar till att främja ett snabbare antagande av informations- och kommunikationstekniken i Grekland och, i synnerhet, till Internet via bredband i skolor och offentliga organisationer som ligger i avlägsna områden, på öar eller i bergsområden. Sammanhållningsfonder i Grekland ger också möjlighet till projekt för förvärv av informationsutrustning i skolor och offentliga organisationer i regionerna, däribland i avlägsna områden, på öar och bergsområden. Grekland har, som ni också känner till, inlett genomförandet av ett stort projekt som syftar till att utvidga tillgången till bredband till de grekiska områden utanför Aten och Thessaloniki som ännu inte har tillgång till det och som under normala kommersiella villkor inte skulle få det. Den grekiska regeringen har också inlett DIODOS-projektet, varigenom ett grekiskt Internetbaserat utbildningsnätverk med hög kapacitet upprättas, där ett antal Internetleverantörer erbjuder avancerade Internettjänster för forskning, den akademiska världen och utbildningsvärlden till priser som förväntas bli 50 procent lägre än nuvarande konsumentpriser. Ni känner också till att kommissionen arbetar mycket hårt med att överbrygga IT-klyftan. Det är anledningen till att kommissionen nyligen offentliggjorde ett meddelande om överbryggande av bredbandsklyftan, som innebär ett starkt engagemang för att tillhandahålla bredband till alla européer genom politiska beslut, budgetstöd och regleringsinstrument. Hit räknas strukturfonderna, men även – och detta är en nyhet – fonden för landsbygdsutveckling, helt i enlighet med bestämmelserna för statligt stöd. I meddelandet föreslås åtgärder som syftar till att stärka den nuvarande politiken och de nationella bredbandsstrategierna samt utbytet av bästa metoder via en webbplats. Vi anser att det är mycket viktigt för regionerna att förstå vad andra regioner har gjort och att se vad de skulle kunna ta efter eller anpassa till sina specifika behov. Därför hoppas vi att det stora antal problem som kvarstår i vissa regioner, och i synnerhet i Grekland, gradvis kan övervinnas."@sv²¹
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