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dcterms:Date	"2002-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Energy2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020312.4.2-079"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-03-12-Speech-2-0802
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Westendorp Y Cabeza2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-06-17)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2003-06-17)3 chair; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-23--2003-06-17)3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2003-06-17)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-23--2003-06-17)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2003-06-17)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, we are going to vote on three reports by the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy which are crucial to the forthcoming Barcelona Summit. They are essential to compliance with the Lisbon objectives if we really want to build the most competitive economy in the world, and they are also essential to the liberalisation of the internal market. To sum up, they are of benefit to the consumers. It has been a complex subject. We have had to separate two directives – the one on gas and the one on electricity – and we have had to do a lot of work very quickly. I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs, Mr Turmes, Mr Rapkay and Mr Mombaur, because they have done a lot of very good work and have done so in record time. Because of the complexity of the subject, there have been attempts to postpone the vote which is going to take place tomorrow. As Chairman, I have done everything in my power so that we may vote on them before Barcelona. The credibility of the European Parliament was at stake and we did not want the European Parliament to be an easy pretext for possible failure. It is a crucial test for Barcelona and the European Parliament has been a match for the circumstances. Of course, we agree with the Members – in particular the French – on the desire to combine liberalisation with the need to maintain an efficient public service and I believe that all our work must follow that approach. Ladies and gentlemen, it is not sufficient to privatise or liberalise unless we prevent possible dominant positions which significantly distort competition. If public monopolies are turned into private oligopolies, we will have achieved little. Therefore, it is essential not only to legally separate transmission from transport, but furthermore to make each one totally independent. That is the aim of my amendment."@en1

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