Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-04-04-Speech-3-271"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sea ports, inland ports and intermodal terminals2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010404.10.3-271"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-04-04-Speech-3-2722
lpv:speaker	lp:Mark Francis Watts2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I also add my thanks to the rapporteur, Mr Piecyk, for his excellent work. I am very pleased that he has actually ensured that the final piece of the TENs jigsaw has been put in its rightful place. Particularly given the fact that most world trade is by sea, it was always a great omission that the TENs ports were never part of the TENs decision. That is now being put right. It is even more pleasurable because the maritime sector is probably the most environmentally sustainable part of the TENs network. It is a pity it has taken so long. The lesson for Parliament, the Commission and the Council on transport matters is that in future we should be doing less, but doing it better. I hope that is the message we can endorse here tonight. It will be a welcome boost for ports across the European Union. In my region, for example, the port of Dover will be encouraged to switch more goods from roads to railways. Ports such as Newhaven will be given the welcome boost that they so badly need to try and secure a role in the future. We will all benefit from this decision but we must look to the future. Very soon we will be faced with the proposal to revise the TENs network in its entirety. I hope that we can ensure that those TENs revisions properly incorporate the ports, ensure that there are fewer studies, more rail projects, more maritime projects and fewer roads. I conclude by again thanking the rapporteur. I hope that we can now ensure that these projects are implemented across the EU and play their part in ensuring the maritime sector reaches its full potential."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PETI (1999-09-16--2002-01-14)3
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