Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-09-Speech-4-041"

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dcterms:Date	"2003-10-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031009.2.4-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-09-Speech-4-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the subject we are dealing with is not politically controversial; on the contrary, it has to do with the safety of air travel, which is a matter of concern for us and for all travellers. Although we are not experts, we know about air travel and have experience of it. From that experience we know that not all airlines and not all aircraft are equally safe. Some companies, who are not too fussy about safety, can still, these days, change over to other airports where less stringent monitoring is in force. That shows the need for a Community safety policy for airports. In any case, the Commission estimates that, even if the likelihood of an accident is unchanged from in 1996, it should necessarily follow from the observable growth in air traffic that, by 2015, there will be a serious accident happening every week. The likelihood of an accident varies widely among different regions and continents. Did you know that the airlines with which you fly in Africa, Asia, South and Central America, are far more likely to meet with accidents – at least twice the world average? The risk is lowest in Western Europe and Australia, but highest in Eastern European countries – 50 times the risk in Western Europe. This directive is therefore absolutely necessary if internationally applied safety controls are to be harmonised. The continued absence of a Community policy is to be regretted; this is still a task for the Member States. It is regrettable too that the Member States and the airlines are afraid of supplying the public with the information that we consider necessary."@en1

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