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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-11-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Seafarers’ hours of work – Organisation of working time2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991103.7.3-088"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-11-03-Speech-3-0892
lpv:speaker	lp:Bartho Pronk2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--1999-12-09)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I will indeed try to do this, although the issue in hand would probably merit 30 minutes. Luckily, there is a stream of people from our group who will illustrate this issue. I am also very pleased that so many people from my group have expressed an interest in this social issue. I think that, in practice, this often means more to people than long debates on macroeconomic dialogues, etc. I would like to start by thanking both rapporteurs, Stephen Hughes and Miet Smet, but I would also say a big thankyou to Raf Chanterie, who got the ball rolling in the previous Parliament, for his contribution. As far as I can see, although there are few amendments to the documents from Stephen Hughes, this Parliament has invested a great deal of time and effort in the relevant sectors. The sectors, however, are very complex indeed and especially with regard to road transport, it is extremely regrettable that no agreement has been reached. It is now really up to the Council to reach some sort of resolution, because the minute strikes break out, the whole of Europe will go mad. We now have time to solve this matter and this is the time to do it. The Council is putting itself in a very vulnerable position if yet again something were to happen in the field of road transport. This, of course, applies even more so to the Commission because it has failed to submit any proposals with regard to the other sectors. I think that, in general, we have reached acceptable compromises. The off-shore sector has proved to be a highly complex area but we eventually reached a sound compromise that is better than the one the Council proposed but not as far-reaching as some attempted to make it. Also, I think we have found an extremely good compromise where junior doctors are concerned. Here again, I would say that I hope the Council adopts this. Actually, I have a proposal. Let those individuals in the countries which do not wish to see this issue resolved over a twelve-year period seek treatment by doctors who have worked in excess of 48 hours. If they need to perform brain surgery or something similar, let’s volunteer one of the Members of the Council. Maybe this would help them realise that it is rather dangerous to have junior doctors work such long hours once the first Council Member has passed away following an operation that went wrong. My concern is that this is not happening at the moment but that poorer people are being exposed to this experiment and I do not think that this is the intention. All in all, I firmly believe that sound proposals are being tabled and that further negotiations with the Council are certainly called for."@en1

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