Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-14-Speech-4-058"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:VOTE2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001214.1.4-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-14-Speech-4-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; PETI (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; UEN (2000-09-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"The liberalisation of postal services on the terms proposed by the Commission is neither appropriate nor consistent, and I therefore voted in favour of the report and all the amendments moved that expressed this position. The rejection of that proposal from the outset reflected a generalised feeling of mistrust and was a sign of strength for countries like Portugal against the liberalising tendencies of the Nordic countries and the Commission itself, which tried, absolutely in vain as we have seen, to impose a position that the majority of Member States did not agree with. It was thus made clear that an exclusively competitive approach does not satisfy the interests of their populations. The social function of public service must not be forgotten, and that is something I have fought for. Today, postal correspondence is still the means by which part of the Portuguese population chooses to keep its family ties alive. In addition, it still performs an important economic and social role, both in receiving payments for public services, such as water, electricity, telephone, etc., and in paying out retirement pensions, disability benefits and subsistence allowances. It is not possible to make a suitable transition to a totally open market without providing for a continuation of these services. Furthermore, if approved, the drastic changes in weight and price limits for mail proposed by the Commission would have extremely detrimental effects on the Portuguese postal service, resulting in significant market losses and quite negative social implications. The fact that we have voted on this report in the December session is extremely important. This is a codecision process which, as well as highlighting the importance of Parliament’s role, will also strengthen its position at the next meeting of the telecommunications Council still to take place this year, on 22 December. Parliament is thus sending the Commission a strong signal regarding its reservations on the total liberalisation of the postal market."@en1

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