Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-03-Speech-4-013"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:End-of-life vehicles2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000203.1.4-013"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-03-Speech-4-0142
lpv:speaker	lp:Roberto Felice Bigliardo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2001-09-30)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Movimento sociale fiamma tricolore (1999-07-20--2000-09-04)3 member; TGI (1999-07-20--2001-09-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the directive on end-of-life vehicles is certainly a milestone in the improvement of the environment in Europe. I also think that a great effort has been made to arrive at intelligent recycling of materials, a reduction of polluting waste and the promotion of technological innovation. In this regard, we are certainly on the right track, but as some Members have already stressed, the real issue here is the possibility that manufacturers’ responsibility will become a shared responsibility. I would like to say that in Italy, considerable headway has been made in this sector; we are perhaps the first in Europe to have regulations encouraging us to take end-of-life vehicles off the market, but in our country the average age of cars on the road is rather high, and we therefore have serious concerns over the problems that this directive could entail for the market. We need to conduct a serious analysis of the matter. In Italy, we have begun to withdraw and recycle around 80% of old cars, but there is a market problem which could trigger a crisis – in terms of unemployment given that in Italy industry often resorts to lay-offs and redundancies – and cause problems for workers in different parts of Italy. We must therefore try to reconcile the two requirements – Parliament is sometimes a little extremist, adopting positions that are either extremely pro-green or extremely anti-green – and, all things considered, find a way to combine the effort made by Mr Florenz and that of other Members, who are trying to reconcile the two positions as best as possible. These worthwhile amendments are the outcome of this; I think that we will be able to arrive at a solution to the problem, that is, to reconcile environmental requirements with market and labour requirements."@en1

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