Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-01-20-Speech-4-178"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-01-20"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000120.11.4-178"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-01-20-Speech-4-1792
lpv:speaker	lp:Rolf Linkohr2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, if you compare the damaged area of Venezuela to Germany, then it is as if our entire coastal region had been destroyed and 200 000 people had lost their lives. That illustrates the huge scale of this disaster for a country like Venezuela. I am not being macabre when I say that the best thing which could happen to Venezuela right now would be soaring oil prices, so that it could finance as much as possible itself. Unpleasant because expensive for us, to be sure, but advantageous to Venezuela. In this respect, Venezuela is in a better position after all the damage which it has suffered than central America was after hurricane Mitch. But that is poor consolation in the face of the huge devastation. The demand for an international donor conference with the active participation of the Commission therefore makes sense. For the rest I, like the other Members, am waiting for the Commission to submit a plan to us as quickly as possible as to how it can help here, in agreement with the Venezuelan government. Venezuela can count on our sympathy, but it also needs money, imagination and help to rebuild. Allow me to add that globalisation does not just mean trade, it also means solidarity. However, it is also reasonable after such a devastating catastrophe to inquire into the causes. I fear that we will have to deal with more and more natural disasters in which people are partly to blame. Of course, people are powerless in the face of a natural change of climate, but then greenhouse gases are also part of the equation. That is where the problem lies. Unfortunately, Europe is not honouring its Kyoto commitments. I hope that this disaster and, unfortunately others, will give us cause to consider and to take measures so that we do not always have to talk of catastrophes every time there is an emergency and can perhaps also discuss what preventative action can be taken to avoid disasters on this scale. If that is nature’s way, at least we should not have a part in it."@en1
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