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"Mr President, I congratulate all four rapporteurs, who have worked long and hard on their dossiers. I also welcome my fellow veterans of information technology debates. We might have to award ourselves a Lisbon medal for stamina at some stage. I take your point about the timing of this debate. We in this Parliament should be ashamed that the signal sent out to those few who are listening at this time of night is one of a lack of seriousness on our part. We need to join together and make serious protests in the future.
I should like, first of all, to comment on Mr Van Velzen's report on reuse of public information. I commend him on the amount of work he has put into this.
What is important about this proposal? First of all, it is important that progress be made. What has become very clear to me as I have shadowed this report is what an important economic engine reuse of public information is going to be. We need to make sure that progress is made on that. Secondly, it is important to support the exemptions included in the Commission proposal for universities, libraries and museums across the European Union. We want that exemption to continue.
The third thing of importance is to ensure a reasonable return on investment. I have listened carefully to what the rapporteur had to say. I want the amendment in the name of my group – Amendment No 33 – to stand. It clarifies Parliament's position. I hope this will be supported. A reasonable return on investment is important and should be taken into consideration. I understand there is likely to be a major second reading and quite a lot of work to be done at Council level. No doubt we will be able to return to this at a later stage.
I would now like to turn to the report by Mr Paasilinna who, with his customary thoroughness and ability to make practical proposals, has come up with some well-thought-out ideas on education, health, disabled citizens and the elderly, and the importance of ensuring access for rural areas and small businesses. All of that is to be commended.
Mr Khanbhai, who does not seem to be here, ended his speech by saying that he wanted to have fun. I am not sure how much fun he thinks is associated with debates held at this time of night on this subject. He is right in one respect: as important as this for business, it is also important in terms of the quality of people's lives and what they do with their leisure time.
Mrs Auroi had a very difficult task. I congratulate her. In terms of her work, I should like to stress the importance of 3G companies and technologies being soundly managed and well run. That has not always been the case on a global scale."@en1
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