Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-09-Speech-2-071"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Aviation Safety Agency2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020409.4.2-071"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-09-Speech-2-0722
lpv:speaker	lp:Ari Vatanen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-03-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kansallinen Kokoomus (Finland) (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mrs de Palacio, ladies and gentlemen, transport safety is an area in which combined efforts on the part of the EU countries can save thousands of lives. We in Europe enjoy high levels of air safety but the growth in traffic continually obliges us to take more effective action. I would however say, regarding this, that it is incomprehensible and even disgraceful that this proposal has not been made until now and was not put forward ten years ago. In fact nations have been going their own way and politicising at the expense of human life. National pride must make way for rational cooperation. An Aviation Safety Agency could also be an example of EU integration at its best, provided that the pitfalls of bureaucracy are avoided. In this we should learn from the United States of America, where they trust in people. The concentration of information and harmonisation of standards are essential for the prevention of accidents, but regulations should not normally be tightened up only after accidents have occurred; instead, there should be a systematic analysis of present and future risks. That, again, will not succeed unless all the Member States have the same tools at their disposal. Our world is expanding at an ever-increasing rate, although this Chamber might not always be willing to admit it. The Aviation Safety Agency should make decisions that apply to the world as a whole, whenever that is possible. We should also support Article 2E proposed by the Council, as nothing good ever comes from enforced decisions. Incidentally, I think that Parma would be a suitable location for the Aviation Safety Agency. Parma’s excellent food, such as its ham, would guarantee the contentment of the authorities working there and, hopefully, some equally mature decisions for air safety and the private individual in Europe."@en1

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