Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-02-Speech-1-110"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Seaports and inland ports2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001002.8.1-110"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-02-Speech-1-1112
lpv:speaker	lp:Samuli Pohjamo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my group, I wish to thank the rapporteur for some very thorough work with regard to this important issue. The purpose of the trans-European networks is to link up different regions of the EU, so that the common market may function effectively. The rapporteur, however, has viewed the matter mainly from the angle of large ports. The number of tonnes given for freight are important, but they do not always tell the whole truth. The kind of freight also has a decisive impact on volume. In the peripheral regions ports are particularly important, although the volume of freight and number of passengers are smaller than in central areas. For example, the proposal to raise the volume in tonnes of freight to 1.5 million in respect of seaports and to change the classification of ports will not, in the opinion of our group, serve the development of the trans-European networks. This would mean that the ports in the TENs would be concentrated on the densely populated central areas, and many sparsely populated peripheral regions would accordingly remain outside the TENs. The other travesty here is that only international traffic is included in passenger numbers for TEN ports. For example, ferry traffic between Scotland and Northern Ireland accounts for 1.8 million passengers a year, but these ports would remain outside the TEN if just international traffic were to be included. This service is not just important as a link between Scotland and Northern Ireland, but it is also important for the Irish Republic. Smaller, important ports and the Union’s internal passenger traffic must also be taken better account of. For that reason, our group opposes Amendments Nos 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10, among others. In this respect the Council’s position would serve the development of trans-European networks more effectively."@en1

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