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Mr President, I will reply first to Mrs Ayuso González. How have the candidate countries received this proposal? Amongst other things, with the sensation that they are not going to be discriminated against. Because I must say that some candidate countries were saying to us: ‘You make demands of us, but you, what do you control and how do you know that in all the countries of the Union these rules you are demanding we comply with are being respected?’ And, for the future, they were very worried about the reports they were going to have to present periodically. How could they be required of them and not of everybody else?
Amongst the countries of the current Union, in general, I would like to say that it has received a fairly positive response. Some countries have problems with certain specific aspects, but, in general, I have the impression that it has not been received negatively, but that there is a constructive and positive approach. Furthermore, they are aware of the situation created by enlargement and also the need to provide the citizens with more information and transparency.
I would like to say to Mr Turmes that I fully share his consternation at the tragic air crash in Luxembourg, as well as the fire on a coach in France, both issues relating to my portfolio, transport. All I can say is that the Commission, in collaboration with all of you, is trying to increase and improve safety systems as far as possible. We do not yet know what the causes of these accidents are, but in any event what we are trying to do is to prevent as far as possible any similar event from happening, using all systems, both management and technological systems. We are all dismayed and we all share in the pain of the families of the victims.
With regard to future directives, I would say to the honourable Member that what we propose are procedures. It is true that we have not gone into the details. But the honourable Member knows that all of this is in the texts of WENRA (the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association), which brings together all the safety bodies of the different countries of the Union, precisely so that these standards can be required of the candidate countries. And to this we should add the recommendations of the International Atomic Energy Agency, which, I will insist, are going to become Community law and will therefore be enforceable within the Union.
Legal basis: Article 31. I would like to say something in relation to radiation protection. Firstly, I draw a different conclusion to that of the Solicitor-General, Mr Jacobs. Why is the problem of safety being raised? Well, precisely because of the ionisation that may be produced. In other words, one of the aspects is precisely to prevent – and this is why safety measures are taken – these situations of ionisation. We believe that the issue of radiation protection is entirely relevant. Why are we looking for storage sites and systems for controlling radioactive waste? Precisely in order to prevent ionisation and radioactive contamination. In other words, for reasons of radioprotection. I am going to say to you that this is an issue that we have debated in depth within the Commission and that, of course, the Commission’s legal service is in full agreement on using Article 31 as the legal basis.
We have in fact held a working meeting with Mr Giscard d'Estaing, but we have not raised the issue of the review of the Euratom Treaty.
With regard to the information policy, Mr Swoboda, I believe that if we really hold a debate every two years here in Parliament and in the Council which considers the reality of each country, and which involves a vision of the whole Union – there are already national debates on the situation of the nuclear installations in the different countries of the Union – so that those countries which do not have nuclear installations or which only have research or university installations may also be aware of what is happening in their own installations and in those of their neighbours, we will have taken a great step forward. Because the issue of nuclear safety goes beyond borders and we are all aware of this.
I believe that by holding an in-depth debate every two years, which is well-prepared and well-executed, in the Council and in Parliament, we will contribute to providing the citizens with transparent information via yourselves and via the debates held here.
With regard to the timetable, today, at the meeting of the Security Committee, the proposal has been presented to the group of experts and the intention is that in two months time the report will have been produced. As soon as this happens, I hope that the Commission will approve these proposals and we will send them to the ESC, to Parliament and to the Council for their final approval."@en1
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