Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-22-Speech-1-069"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Safety at sea2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030922.5.1-069"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-22-Speech-1-0702
lpv:speaker	lp:Arlette Laguiller2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-04-25--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Lutte ouvrière (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, following the sinking of the the and of many other petrol or chemical tankers that have caused enormous damage, who would not want to improve maritime safety? Nevertheless, although the intentions stated in this report are good, one would be entitled to wonder who will enforce the resolutions that have been adopted. Will the European institutions dare to challenge the huge oil companies by imposing the ‘polluter pays’ principle? Most of all, will they dare to prevent these companies from causing damage by forcing them to adopt precautionary measures, even if these eat into their profits? We all know the answer to these questions. In France, the Total oil corporation has only partially compensated the victims of the leaving the State, in other words the taxpayers – to cover the remainder. Two years after the accident, Total has also failed to shoulder its responsibilities with regard to the disaster at the AZF factory in Toulouse. These huge corporations can pollute, ruin the livelihoods of thousands of people who earn a living from the sea or, like AZF, be responsible for manslaughter through negligence without even being called to account. They hide behind national or European law because they know that the States, which show no mercy towards small offenders, do not bother the large corporations responsible for causing damage on a completely different scale. Penalties imposed on underlings such as the captain of the ship that causes the pollution are iniquitous, because those who are really responsible– in other words the real beneficiaries of the quest for profit – the owners and the major shareholders of the petrol or chemical corporations, are left untroubled. As I am sure you have understood, we are highlighting the good intentions that have been declared in this report, but we harbour no illusions about its implementation."@en1
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