Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-10-Speech-1-101"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Market access to port services2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030310.5.1-101"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-10-Speech-1-1022
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodorus J.J. Bouwman2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 chair; EMPL (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; GroenLinks (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, rapporteur, opening up markets, liberalisation, port services – these are the central themes, but today we have naturally been talking about specific elements of these, two to be precise: the authorisation and licensing of these services and this new service provision, and self-handling. In both cases the position of workers may be affected. I would therefore like to say to the Commissioner that from my point of view I am in favour of more maritime transport, to replace other forms of transport, for example, but I am not in favour of affecting social rights. I would therefore like to express my concern about what is going on here, not only as shadow rapporteur for this subject in the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism, but also as chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. When we see what the employers’ associations – and others, incidentally – are currently putting forward, which is something I would also like to find out more about from the Commissioner, namely that there is a conflict between ILO – the international labour organisation – conventions 137, which concerns port activities, and 152, which concerns the working conditions for such port activities – and the EU directive in its present form, then I wonder whether we have not jumped the gun. There seems to be a major problem, and I would like to know if there really is, as we have not yet come to the end of the road. After the vote tomorrow we will go to arbitration, then we will have another vote and then the European Court awaits, I can assure you of that. Secondly, one of the reasons why the people who are protesting at the moment are angry is the fact that a number of amendments we are trying to introduce, relating amongst other things to authorisation, licences and Article 13 on self-handling, have been declared inadmissible. Things are changing in the world, people are coming up with new arguments, and I hope that the President will also allow us to do something about this tomorrow. For the rest, I agree with Mr Jarzembowski and others that this port directive on competition in ports is completely inadmissible if we do not have a simultaneous arrangement, a regulation, about competition between ports. We are still waiting for this. Please can we link these two matters."@en1

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