Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-02-Speech-2-032"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:White paper on reform of European governance2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011002.2.2-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-02-Speech-2-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Richard Corbett2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, as the last speaker from my group and as coordinator of the group, it falls to me to try and summarise the positions that have been expressed. Listening to the debate I feel that our group's views are very much the centre of gravity of Parliament as a whole on this question. If I could try and summarise this in two sentences, it would be to say 'yes' to better information, consultation and more systematic consultation of non-governmental actors and so on, but 'no' to delegating decisions to a sort of cosy deal between the Commission and industry. We would say 'yes' to delegating technical and implementing legislation, but only if there is an adequate procedure to bring things back if they go wrong. In other words, there is considerable sympathy in Parliament for much of what the Commission intends to achieve in its White Paper but genuine concern about what might be the real effects of some of the proposals therein. Let me take the example that has come up recently of the self-regulation on pedestrian safety, where the Commission has made a deal with the automobile industry. This is a very good deal in many ways and a lot of what has been agreed is a good step forward for pedestrians' safety. But what if it were not very good? What if it contained some outrageous things that would not be acceptable to this Parliament representing the citizens? We represent all the citizens of Europe not just those who are organised in NGOs. What if the automobile industry subsequently does not apply the deal, because it is not enshrined in legislation? What can we do to remedy the situation if one or the other manufacturer does not respect the deal? That is the sort of concern that is being expressed in this Parliament. I welcome the commitment of the Commission only to take this forward once Parliament has given its view and to explore these issues further in an inter-institutional working party. That is a very welcome development. I am very glad you gave that undertaking today and I look forward to taking this matter further."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Corbett (PSE )."1

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