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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the problem of waste is one of the subjects that interests people most, as it has a tangible effect on them. Waste management and promoting the recycling and recovery of waste can have a direct impact on people’s everyday lives and welfare, as well as their enjoyment of their surroundings.
The explosive growth in the volume of waste in the future will be both an environmental and a health problem for an enlarged European Union and its citizens. Nevertheless, in many Member States regulations for waste management, the prevention of its build-up, recovery and recycling have not been implemented yet in any serious way, and national laws are often unsatisfactory. I myself belong to a band of happy citizens who live in a country where the national strategy on waste is sufficiently ambitious and dealt with excellently. Finland’s waste problems at national level cannot, however, be shrugged off, because, as with environmental disasters, waste knows no limits either.
The Commission proposal to clarify regulations on shipments of waste and clinch a deal on common rules for the waste markets is sorely needed. The authorities need clear legislation to improve waste recovery and steer waste management in a more environmentally friendly direction than before. It is also particularly important that the minimum requirements for environmental standards applied to third countries adhere to the internal legislative logic of the Community and are not based on any merely vague guidelines.
I am also worried about the welfare of vulnerable sea areas and the environmental risks they face. The protection of Europe’s only internal sea, the Baltic, has long been a priority for the Finnish state. I regard it as important that the proposal in question should include the EU’s regional waters, which need protection from the threats posed by waste traffic. It is important to note that ships and other means of transport by water can be classed as waste. The Basel Convention has not taken separate account of this, and it is therefore important to raise the matter here and now so that any loopholes can be closed."@en1
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