Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-03-Speech-2-018"
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"Mr President, I very much welcome the proposals before us today, which are clearly designed to tackle delays caused by air traffic control problems in Europe. These delays are taking place on many flights because of the difficulties with air traffic systems in Europe. These systems need to be modernised and centralised so as to guarantee that flights are not delayed because of air traffic control deficiencies.
We have all seen surveys that show that air traffic is going to increase in the coming years. The objective of the Single European Sky proposal is to ensure that air traffic management systems are designed, managed and regulated in a harmonised way within the Union and with the highest possible level of safety.
I come from an island nation with a high dependence on air transport and improved efficiency in these transport models is extremely important to enable future economic development to take place in my country.
At present there are 73 air traffic control centres in the pan-European airspace, which all operate under different codes of classification. Air traffic management in Europe is fragmented and the current system is not able to keep pace with the demand, which results in delays in many flights. In the European Union we need to establish effective and binding regulatory arrangements to solve this problem sooner rather than later.
On a separate but not unrelated matter, a conciliation process is going to begin shortly in relation to the issue of the new EU regulation concerning the establishment of common rules in the field of civil aviation security. This conciliation process must reach an effective agreement. We need to ensure the introduction of a 100% whole baggage screening process at all airports in Europe. We must also guarantee that the necessary staff training is put in place to make these changes work.
Improved security is not a cheap exercise and one of the issues that has to be addressed at the conciliation stage is agreeing exactly who is going to foot the bill for the implementation of the new anti-terrorist security arrangements. At present the financing of anti-terrorist security measures for air transport differs from country to country and between transport models. We cannot continue to accept this situation."@en1
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