Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-145"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20050223.10.3-145"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
As a non-smoker, I am in favour of Amendment 4, which was – partly on my initiative – tabled by the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. This amendment would allow entrepreneurs in the catering industry to set up separate, and adequately ventilated, smoking areas. In this respect, I should like to urge the Commission to leave scope for market-led initiatives to accommodate the problem of (passive) smoking in the catering industry. Thanks to modern ventilation technology, the quality of indoor air can be raised to a level that is even higher than that of the air outdoors. By imposing a statutory smoking ban from the top down, innovative initiatives of this kind are taken out of the market, and will take with them some of the dynamism from the economy. Moreover, entrepreneurs as well as consumers, become restricted in their freedom of choice, so much so that I cannot reconcile this with the ideological principles that I as a Liberal uphold.
A European smoking ban will also have implications for employment in the tourism industry, as smokers are sufficiently well-informed about the dangers of smoking. If there is a European smoking ban, what will the next ban be? Alcohol, or fast food that results in obesity, driving cars, on account of road victims, or even sex, given that most people die in bed?"@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples