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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Maritime safety2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010515.13.2-343"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-15-Speech-2-3442
lpv:speaker	lp:Manuel Pérez Álvarez2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-11-11--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, sea transport and its importance have been discussed on numerous occasions in this Chamber. Because it is more environmentally friendly, we have also talked about the need for or the suitability of modal transfer onto short sea shipping, which could be an element in the Community strategy to comply with the Kyoto commitments; about the fact that recent studies show that sea transport is responsible for only 12% of all discharges into the sea, or that it is the most energetically efficient mode of transport, and that compared with overland transport structures, which are highly saturated in developed countries, especially in Europe, the sea is an open, free infrastructure that is still far from saturated. The media occasionally report on the tragedies that occur, sometimes with the loss of human lives. Fortunately, because of both the extensive international safety regulations and the more rational attitude and greater awareness that today govern sea transport, accidents and pollution have been considerably reduced. I believe that the measures under consideration today reveal the commitment of our institutions to take on and to enhance vessel safety and the protection of the marine environment, and for that we must congratulate the Commission and the Vice-President, who have tabled six legislative proposals in less than a year. They have reacted well. As a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, I want to talk about vessels not just as places of work but also as places where the living conditions of professional seamen are developed, and therefore I think that, in addition to the efforts to improve safety for the lives and wellbeing of seamen, an effort also needs to be made to improve the living and working conditions for these workers while they are aboard ship."@en1

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