Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-09-14-Speech-2-150"
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"Mr El Khadraoui, I am aware that this is a very sensitive issue – those of you who were here will remember the demonstrations and traffic hold-ups which took place at the time of the debate on the previous text. Having said that, we must be clear: do we or do we not want to promote maritime traffic and transport?
If we want to promote maritime transport, we have to make it more dynamic and more competitive, without reducing the safety aspects or producing any kind of social dumping, naturally. Neither, however, must we make it obligatory – as in some ports of the European Union today, for example – when loading or unloading a lorry onto a roll-on roll-off transport system to employ a specific driver from port staff or pay somebody – although they are not employed – as if they were employed. That would clearly mean imposing obstacles and unjustified costs for maritime transport.
Instead, if we really want to promote maritime cabotage, we need to make it as fluid as possible. To this end, we have put forward a series of proposals – some are already operational – relating to administrative simplification, the use of new technologies and the harmonisation of forms, thereby making it possible for the maritime sector to enjoy the same facilities as, for example, TIR road systems.
That is not enough, however. Ports must also be promoted as multimodal hubs and made more dynamic.
Throughout all this time we have held discussions with the sectors. During previous discussions I met on repeated occasions with all the representatives of the piloting, docking and loading sectors. I have met all the sectors.
We have continued to hold meetings with them – myself in some cases, such as the last one I held in Puerto de Amberes, and in other cases the Commission services.
I am sure that, during the coming discussions, my successor – who will be responsible for promoting them – will continue to hold fluid talks and contacts with all the sectors.
What is certainly the case is that there are certain types of situations which could perhaps be called privileged – I am not sure whether they are – or which simply involve closed elements, which cannot be maintained. We must move towards greater openness, which, I would emphasise, is going to mean more work, more activity, greater possibilities and greater wealth for all the European Union’s port areas."@en1
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