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"Mr President, the reason for this urgent resolution is self-evident. I should like firstly to thank the representatives from the other groups involved in drawing together this compromise.
It is true to say that since the attacks on the USA in September the aviation industry has suffered catastrophic consequences, not least on passenger confidence, but in addition for the tens of thousands of jobs which have already been lost worldwide and in particular across Europe. Unfortunately this situation is not confined to the airline industry. The knock-on effects are now evident, both in the aerospace manufacturing sector and in tourism. In my own country, the United Kingdom, the slow recovery following the foot-and-mouth epidemic has suffered a major setback which is truly hard to bear.
Whatever the failures of some of the companies in the European Union to face the challenges of the business world, the vast majority of businesses have, through no fault of their own, found themselves on the brink of bankruptcy, or even worse. I recall my own government, along with other national leaders, insisting within three or four days of the incident that help would be given as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, apart from the short-term assistance concerning insurance cover, which should have been 180 days as at the outset in the United States, no financial help has been forthcoming.
I am not aware of any compensation for financial losses due to the closure of US airspace and airports, or for the additional security measures that the aviation industry has been expected to put in place. It is Member States which should assume responsibility for security costs. In short, the situation is a disgrace, not least because job losses outlined two months ago by many businesses are already escalating due to the lack of help.
We in this Parliament want action – and we want it now. We are not interested in waiting for some case-by-case consideration by the Commission which may be agreed some time in the future. We demand that interim financial aid packages be made available now to those eligible.
In conclusion, I must inform the Commission and the Council that it is my intention to keep this issue at the top of the agenda and I expect at the very least a report back to this Parliament at the November II part-session on the progress that has been made. I hope that fellow MEPs will support the comments I have made, because we must remember that thousands of livelihoods are at stake. Inaction is not an option, nor is a lecture on environmental issues, because at the rate we are going we will not have an aviation industry to worry about.
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