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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Recovery of the Northern hake stock2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040210.8.2-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-10-Speech-2-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, better a whole lie than a half-truth – that is how I would like to paraphrase a well-known proverb, the truth of which I am experiencing first-hand these days. It is namely the case that one of my fellow MEPs suggested to the press that the Dutch members of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, and also of my own group, never reimburse any of their travelling expenses. Radio, television and newspapers accepted this piece of information without checking it out properly. Since that time, my fellow MEPs and I have been inundated with telephone calls and e-mails asking me why I keep money back. This is bizarre; the reason why I do not return any money is that I do not declare any trips that I have not taken. I am aware that many fishermen are in a similar situation. They do not have to fight a lie but a half-truth. The situation of Northern hake may not be full of hope, but it is not so bad that a recovery plan is needed. Relying on ill-defined data, the Commission is proposing a drastic reduction in the quantity of fish to be caught. Recent information from biologists suggests that the situation surrounding hake is not so bad as to call for drastic action, and so I wholeheartedly support Mrs Souchet’s report and call on the Commission to adjust its plans. A control plan for Northern hake with adequate monitoring and enforcement is sufficient in order to offer this fish species a future. Insufficient scientific research is already putting fishermen at too much of a disadvantage. It is time for sound scientific research to benefit both fish and fishermen."@en1

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