Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-15-Speech-3-195"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Northern dimension2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030115.11.3-195"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-15-Speech-3-1962
lpv:speaker	lp:Heidi Hautala2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (2002-02-07--2003-03-25)3,3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2003-03-25)3,3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-03-25)3,3 member; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2003-03-25)3,3 substitute; PETI (2002-01-17--2003-03-25)3,3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2003-03-25)3,3 unknown; Vihreät (1999-07-20--2003-03-25)3,3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2003-03-25)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner Patten, I would very much like to welcome you to Parliament to discuss the Northern Dimension with us. The idea for this debate, which my colleague, Mrs Diana Wallis, has already referred to, originated in the Delegation for Relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway. We realised that the European Parliament had had no proper debate such as this, in which specific efforts would be made to ensure that Parliament was involved in the EU’s Northern Dimension. While we have called on Italy and Greece here to correct their obvious error and include the Northern Dimension in their programme, I would like to praise Denmark, which was good enough to invite Parliament to the Ministerial Conferences both in Luxembourg and Greenland. We now hope that in this way Parliament’s involvement in the Northern Dimension will become established. Commissioner, you mentioned some successful projects, and I would like to show you my support in your mention of the financing of the environmental programme. It seems that now at last a way has been found for the EU, various donor countries and international financial institutions all to do their bit to solve the huge problems that relate to the environment and nuclear safety. When the political parties were discussing the joint resolution – and it was a very amicable debate – we noted with satisfaction that the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in Kirkenes last week seems to have reached some sort of agreement whereby Russia will sign the MNEPR Agreement you mentioned, and that is a prerequisite for cooperation on nuclear safety to commence in earnest. I believe that we really now have to embark on this project without delay and ensure that Russia does actually see the ratification of this agreement through to the end. Arctic cooperation is an absolutely essential part of the Northern Dimension and we have managed to address, for example, the concern that the aboriginal peoples in the north have regarding their traditional means of livelihood. If the permafrost starts to thaw in the north many kinds of disasters will result. As a result, Parliament has invited representatives of the aboriginal peoples to discuss these and other questions that relate to the Northern Dimension and Arctic cooperation this spring. Finally, I just want to say that it will be an immense challenge to cross the prosperity chasm that exists between Russia and the European Union. It will be a crucial challenge indeed, and we can promote it though cooperation in the social welfare and health sectors within the context of the programme."@en1

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